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Ventricose Definition & Meaning

ventricose
adjective
  1. having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of an insect"

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What does ventricose mean?
having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of an insect"
What part of speech is ventricose?
Ventricose is an adjective.

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