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fat body

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fat⋅bod⋅y

[fat-bod-ee]
–noun, plural -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 body, fat-body.


Origin:
1865–70; fat + body
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fat body  
n.  
  1. A food reserve of fatty tissue in the larval stages of certain insects.

  2. A mass of fatty tissue located near the genital glands in some amphibians, including the frogs and toads.

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