Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a ventrolateral position or direction; to, at, or on the side of the belly.
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- adjective Both
ventral andlateral and suggestsmovement in this direction.
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Examples
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Gills occur either laterally or ventrolaterally on most abdominal segments.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Massive ventrolaterally projecting flanges projected from the bottom surface of the specimen: they were highly similar to the hypertrophied centroparapophyseal laminae regarded by Wedel et al. (2000a) as diagnostic for Sauroposeidon.
‘Angloposeidon’, the unreported story, part I Darren Naish 2006
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Massive ventrolaterally projecting flanges projected from the bottom surface of the specimen: they were highly similar to the hypertrophied centroparapophyseal laminae regarded by Wedel et al. (2000a) as diagnostic for Sauroposeidon.
Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006
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The high, narrow, and deep nuchal area is bordered ventrolaterally by robust, broadly-spaced parocciptal processes, suggesting the presence of powerful neck muscles.
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