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un·der·bel·ly  audio  (ndr-bl) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. un·der·bel·lies
  1. The soft belly or underside of an animal's body. Also called underbody .
  2. The vulnerable or weak part: "So much . . . can be learned from these and other neglected sources from the underbelly of traditional scholarship" (Stephen Jay Gould).



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