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underbelly
noun
The underside of an animal.
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/ˈʌndəbɛli/ /ˈʌndɚbɛli/
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noun
The underside of an animal.
“We identified the species of the snake by its blue-grey underbelly.”
The underside of any thing.
The side which is not normally seen, normally a dark, immoral place.
“The area by the canal is the underbelly of town – not something you’d see in the guidebooks.”
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We identified the species of the snake by its blue-grey underbelly.
The area by the canal is the underbelly of town – not something you’d see in the guidebooks.