fat body

noun

An organ, in some arthropods, composed of lipid storage cells

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Meanings

nounfat body (plural fat bodies)

plural fat bodies

  1. An organ, in some arthropods, composed of lipid storage cells
  2. colloquialderogatoryAn obese person.
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APA

fat body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20body

MLA

“fat body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fat body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20body.

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