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verb
To bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or the lower (ventral) surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology
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History
From ventri- (relating to the belly/ventral) and -duct (from the Latin ducere, meaning to "lead" or "draw").
