noun
Meaning 1
A lower or underneath part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
underpart
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noun
Meaning 2
A lower or underneath part.
Such a part of a bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
Examples
- buffy underparts
- This bird species has tan underparts. Try to catch a glimpse when the bird takes off.
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verb
Meaning 3
To divide (a part) and assign subordinate portions of it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 4
a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the warbler has a white throat and underparts
- a woodland mouse with white underparts
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body part
Narrower terms: belly
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English part English underpart From under- + part.