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vent science definition
- An opening, and the conduit leading to it, in the side or at the top of a volcano, permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam.
- a. The excretory opening of the digestive tract in animals such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Also called cloaca.b. See cloaca.
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