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Webster 1913 Edition

Abdominal

Ab-dom′i-nal

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
abdominal
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral;
as, the
abdominal
regions, muscles, cavity
.
2.
(Zool.)
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

,
Noun.
;
E. pl.
Abdominals
, L. pl.
Abdominales
.
A fish of the group Abdominales.

Webster 1828 Edition

Abdominal

ABDOM'INAL

,
Adj.
Pertaining to the lower belly.

ABDOM'INAL

,
Noun.
plu.
abdominals. In ichthyology the abdominals are a class of fish whose ventral fins are placed behind the pectoral, and which belong to the division of bony fish. The class contains nine genera - the loche, salmon, pike, argentine, atherine, mullet, flying fish, herring and carp.

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