ETYM Old Eng. bali, bely, AS. belg, baelg, baelig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Swed. bälg, Dan. baelg, Dutch and German balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Irish bolg. Related to Bellows, Follicle, Fool, Bilge.
1. A protruding abdomen; SYN. paunch.
2. The underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish.
ETYM Old Eng. bodi, as. bodig; akin to Old High Germ. botah. Related to Bodice.
1. The entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); SYN. organic structure, physical structure.
2. Corpse of a dead animal or person; SYN. dead body.
3. A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.
4. A collection of particulars considered as a system.
5. The central message of a communication.
6. An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects.