VENTRICULITE
Ven*tric"u*lite, n. Etym: [See Ventriculus.] (Paleon.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of siliceous fossil sponges belonging to Ventriculites and allied genera, characteristic of the Cretaceous period.
Note: Many of them were shaped like vases, others like mushrooms. They belong to the hexactinellids, and are allied to the Venus's basket of modern seas.
VENTRICULOUS
Ven*tric"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. ventriculosus of the belly.]
Defn: Somewhat distended in the middle; ventricular.
VENTRICULUS Ven*tric"u*lus, n.; pl. Ventriculi. Etym: [L., belly, dim. fr. venter belly.] (Zoöl.) (a) One of the stomachs of certain insects. (b) The body cavity of a sponge.
VENTRILOCUTION
Ven`tri*lo*cu"tion, n. Etym: [See Ventriloquous.]
Defn: Ventriloquism.
VENTRILOQUIAL
Ven`tri*lo"qui*al, a.
Defn: Ventriloquous.