fatbody

[ fat-bod-ee ]

/ ˈfætˌbɒd i /

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noun, plural fat·bod·ies.Entomology.

a diffuse tissue of insects, having numerous functions including food storage, metabolism, and storage of wastes and in some insects modified as a light-producing organ.

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Also fat bod·y, fat-bod·y .

Origin of fatbody

First recorded in 1865–70; fat + body

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How to use fatbody in a sentence

Madame Antoine seated her fat body, broad and squat, upon a bench beside the door.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
I knew I had hit him somewhere—as I heard the 'thud' of the bullet on his fat body—but it was plain I had not crippled him.
Popular Adventure Tales|Mayne Reid
Torkleson paced the stage, his fat body shaking with agitation, pointing a chubby finger again and again at Walter Towne.
Meeting of the Board|Alan Edward Nourse
In horror of a possible change in his person, the child began to feel of his plump face and pinch his fat body.
The Sun Maid|Evelyn Raymond

The fur on her fat body was matted and wet, and even her feelers were damp and stuck to her head.
Among the Forest People|Clara Dillingham Pierson

British Dictionary definitions for fatbody

fat body

noun zoology

a mass of fatty tissue in insects, used as an energy source during hibernation and metamorphosis

a similar tissue mass in amphibians and reptiles

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