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fat body

n.
1. A food reserve of fatty tissue in the larval stages of certain insects.
2. A mass of fatty tissue located near the genital glands in some amphibians, including the frogs and toads.
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fat body

n
1. (Zoology) a mass of fatty tissue in insects, used as an energy source during hibernation and metamorphosis
2. (Zoology) a similar tissue mass in amphibians and reptiles
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