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单词 fatbody
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fatbody

[ fat-bod-ee ]
/ ˈfætˌbɒd i /

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.
Also fat bod·y, fat-bod·y .

Origin of fatbody

First recorded in 1865–70; fat + body

Words nearby fatbody

fatality rate, fatally, Fata Morgana, fatback, fatberg, fatbody, fat camp, fat cat, fat cell, fat chance, Fat City
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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