ABDOMINALS

Noun

abdominals

plural of abdominal

Source: Wiktionary


ABDOMINAL

Ab*dom"i*nal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. abdominal.]

1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes. Abdominal ring (Anat.), a fancied ringlike opening on each side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes; -- called also inguinal ring.

Ab*dom"i*nal, n.; E. pl. Abdominals, L. pl. Abdominales.

Definition: A fish of the group Abdominales.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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