fish-bellied

adjective

Bellying or swelling out on the underside.

Meanings

adjectivefish-bellied (comparative more fish-bellied, superlative most fish-bellied)

comparative more fish-bellied · superlative most fish-bellied

  1. Bellying or swelling out on the underside.

    a fish-bellied rail

    1840, American Railroad Journal and Mechanics' Magazine
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