underpart
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un·der·part
(ŭn′dər-pärt′)n.
1. often underparts A lower part or a portion of a lower part or underside, especially of an animal's body: the robin's pale underparts.
2. A subordinate role, as in a play.
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underpart
(ˈʌndəˌpɑːt)n
1. a lower part
2. (Zoology) a part on the underside of an animal's body
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un•der•part
(ˈʌn dərˌpɑrt)n.
1. the lower part or side.
2. an auxiliary or secondary part or role.
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Noun | 1. | underpart - a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body; "the warbler has a white throat and underparts"; "a woodland mouse with white underparts" belly - the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
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