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Definition of: ventricose
(ven′trə·kōs) adjective
1. Having a protruding belly.
2. Swelling out or inflated on one side or in the middle; bellied; distended. Also ven′tri·cous (-kəs). [<NL ventricosus <L venter, ventris belly]
—ven′tri·cos′i·ty (-kos′ə·tē) noun
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