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fatbody

[ fat-bod-ee ]

noun

, Entomology.
, plural fat·bod·ies.
  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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fatbody1

First recorded in 1865–70; fat + body

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