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anteroventral

adjective

Relating to the underside of the front of the head.

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Meanings

adjectiveanteroventral (comparative more anteroventral, superlative most anteroventral)

comparative more anteroventral · superlative most anteroventral

anatomyRelating to the underside of the front of the head.
The histial ridge of the heteromorphs is comparatively wide, especially in the anteroventral part, and forms a wide, open cavity —the histial dolon.
1971, Oleg Stepanovich Vi︠a︡lov, Fossil Ostracoda, page 15

nounanteroventral (plural anteroventrals)

plural anteroventrals

Any structure situated under the front of the head (especially of an insect).

Origin

From antero- + ventral.

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Translations

Portuguese ântero-ventral

ântero-ventralrelating to the underside of the front of the head

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APA

anteroventral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteroventral

MLA

“anteroventral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteroventral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anteroventral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteroventral.

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