单词 | fatbody |
释义 | 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 fatbodyFirst recorded in 1865–70; fat + body Words nearby fatbodyfatality rate, fatally, Fata Morgana, fatback, fatberg, fatbody, fat camp, fat cat, fat cell, fat chance, Fat City Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for fatbodyfat body noun zoologya 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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