Etymology
Origin of underpart
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We had the underpart of the slab on our side, and I did not think of looking when we took it down.
From On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War by William Heysham Overend
A deep shining plumbeous black on the upper part, becoming paler near the belly, which from the underpart of the jaw to the perineum is ashy-grey, with irregular spots and blotches.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
Their general colour was greenish-brown, mottled and spotted with reddish-brown, and yellow; the sides green and black; the underpart yellow, mottled with orange.
From Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
When Geoffrey returned with a few dry pine sticks, Von Donck was collecting some moist moss from the underpart of the rocks.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by John Trevena
The underpart is whitish with dark spots on the abdomen.
From On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls by Lina Beard
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