ventrum

V4E1N1T1R1U1M3

noun

abdomen, belly (especially of an animal)

OriginLatin venter →
Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounventrum (plural ventra or ventrums)

plural ventra · plural ventrums

  1. biologyabdomen, belly (especially of an animal)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
abdomenbelly

Origin

  1. Latinventer“belly”
  2. Englishventrum

Ultimately from Latin venter (“belly”), with the ending possibly changed by backformation from ventral and/or by analogy to dorsum (“back”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

ventrum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventrum

MLA

“ventrum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventrum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ventrum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventrum.

Source: ventrum on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.