belly has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] (zoology) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

They 'd cut their mothers ' belly open .

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

Isaac_Pitt , one of the men from Lincoln , had taken a musket_ball in his belly ; and though he had found the strength to run with us , now he collapsed and lay on the ground , dying , the Reverend holding his head and wiping his hot brow .

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

That 's why I only put towels on his chest and belly .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

His head undulated gradually , covering space , to come straining beneath the taut belly within the warmth of those teats .

But the boy could see only the goat 's belly .

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[ noun ] a protruding abdomen

Synonyms

paunch

Used in print

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

The Old_Man 's son threw himself down , belly first , upon a concrete step , taking_in the coolness of it , and dreaming of the day he would be rich .

Related terms

adipose_tissue pot torso

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[ verb ] swell out or bulge out

Synonyms

belly_out

Related terms

swell

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[ noun ] the hollow inside of something

Examples

"in the belly of the ship"

Related terms

inside

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[ noun ] a part that bulges deeply

Examples

"the belly of a sail"

Related terms

bulge

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[ noun ] (zoology) the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish

Related terms

underpart vertebrate

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