fatbody

American  

[fat-bod-ee] / ˈfætˌbɒd i /

Also fat body,

noun

Entomology.

• fatbodies
  plural

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fatbodies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fatbody

First recorded in 1865–70; fat + body