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smoothbelly

adj

Etymology

smooth + belly

  1. derived from *bʰelǵʰ-✻ — “to swell, blow up”
  2. inherited from *balgiz✻
  3. inherited from *balgi✻
  4. inherited from bielġ — “bag, pouch, bulge”
  5. inherited from bely
  6. compounded as smoothbelly — “smooth + belly”

Definitions

  1. Used in the names of various organisms having a relatively smooth belly.

The neighborhood

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