underbelly
The underside of an animalThe underside of an animal.
» Does Boston have a seedy underbelly?
Meaning
3 sensesThe underside of an animal.
We identified the species of the snake by its blue-grey underbelly.
the soft belly or underside of an animal's body
The underside of any thing.
(figuratively)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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Examples
7 sentencesDoes Boston have a seedy underbelly?
Each manta ray has been placed in a category depending on its unique underbelly markings.
Yanni knows the underbelly of Algiers very well.
This is where you'll find Boston's seedy underbelly.
Yanni left Mila's quiet life to enter Algiers' criminal underbelly.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From under- + belly.From under- + belly.
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Forms
plural: underbellies| Singular | underbelly |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the soft belly or underside of an animal's body:underbody