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underbelly

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un·der·bel·ly  (ndr-bl)
n. pl. un·der·bel·lies
1. The soft belly or underside of an animal's body. Also called underbody.
2. The vulnerable or weak part: "So much . . . can be learned from these and other neglected sources from the underbelly of traditional scholarship" Stephen Jay Gould.
underbelly
Noun
pl -lies
1. the part of an animal's belly nearest the ground
2. a vulnerable or unprotected part, aspect, or region
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Noun1.underbellyunderbelly - lower side; "the underbellies of clouds"
bottom, underside, undersurface - the lower side of anything
2.underbellyunderbelly - the soft belly or underside of an animal's body
underbody
abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
3.underbelly - the quality of being weak or unprotected; "the soft underbelly of the Axis"- Winston Churchill
soft spot, weak part, weak spot - a place of especial vulnerability
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