underpart

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verb

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

“buffy underparts”

OriginEnglish part ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person underparts · participle present underparting · participle past underparted · past underparted

  1. transitiveTo divide (a part) and assign subordinate portions of it.
noununderpart (plural underparts)

plural underparts

  1. A lower or underneath part.
    1. pluralusuallybiologySuch a part of a bird.

      buffy underparts

      1 more example

      This bird species has tan underparts. Try to catch a glimpse when the bird takes off.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishpart
  13. Englishunderpart

From under- + part.

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Cite this entry
APA

underpart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpart

MLA

“underpart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpart. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underpart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpart.

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