UNDERPART

underpart

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

underpart (third-person singular simple present underparts, present participle underparting, simple past and past participle underparted)

(transitive) To divide (a part) and assign subordinate portions of it.

Noun

underpart (plural underparts)

A lower or underneath part

Anagrams

• perdurant

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*part`, n.

Definition: A subordinate part. It should be lightened with underparts of mirth. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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