fat body

noun

: a fatty tissue especially of nearly mature insect larvae that serves as a food reserve

Examples of fat body in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web It has been heralded by many to culminate in the elimination of fat bodies. Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 23 Aug. 2023 Yet showcasing fat bodies on social media remains a Sisyphean task, beset with suspensions, shadow bans, troll attacks and rolls of puke emoji. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023 Further work showed that the ovaries of the gamergates strongly expressed a protein, Imp-L2, that ignored the MAP kinase pathway but interfered with the second pathway in the fat body. Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023 This could have been a scene from my own childhood, where my fat body felt like a magnet for boys’ elbows and knees. Virgie Tovar, refinery29.com, 6 July 2022 Would the regulars watch me on the elliptical machine, judging the ways a fat body jiggles and sways? Marie Southard Ospina, SELF, 11 Jan. 2022 The Analogue Pocket follows the first Game Boy concept: screen on top, buttons below, and a fat body that rests in your palms. Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2021 Particularly when considering the fact that existing in a fat body means experiencing marginalisation in a much broader sense than just shopping. Olivia Muenter, refinery29.com, 1 Dec. 2021 That fat bodies are a necessary failure, even as 70 percent of Americans have BMIs that are higher than recommended. Your Fat Friend, SELF, 30 Sep. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fat body was in 1869

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“Fat body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fat%20body. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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