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fatbody

American  
[fat-bod-ee] / ˈfætˌbɒd i /
Also fat body,

noun

Entomology.

PLURAL

fatbodies

  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.

Etymology

Origin of fatbody

First recorded in 1865–70; fat + body

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