midbody
(mĭd′bŏd′ē)- The anatomical middle region of the trunk of the body.
- One of several granules composed of microtubules that forms between daughter cells during the telophase of mitosis.
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There is considerable geographic variation in the number of dorsal granules around the midbody.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, MxicoWilliam E. Duellman
In juveniles the anterior, dorsal body-blotches are black, whereas those at the midbody and posteriorly are brown.
A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppeiWilliam E. Duellman
They are chunky in midbody and narrow rapidly towards the tail, closely resembling goosebeaked whales (p. 70).
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North AtlanticStephen Leatherwood
I was about midbody actually, well, no—more at his shoulder, when I leaned over to look at him.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy