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Ventral vs Hypotrich - What's the difference?

ventral | hypotrich |

As nouns the difference between ventral and hypotrich

is that ventral is any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale while hypotrich is any of a group of ciliate protozoa included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

As an adjective ventral

is related to the abdomen or stomach.

ventral

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Related to the abdomen or stomach
  • (anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
  • An anatomical term referring to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.

    • Antonyms

    * dorsal

    Derived terms

    * ventrally

    Coordinate terms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.
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    hypotrich

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia hypotrich)
  • Any of a group of ciliate protozoa included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.