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body 1. the entire physical structure of an animal or human being 2. the trunk or torso, not including the limbs, head, or tail 3. Maths a three-dimensional region with an interior 4. Physics an object or substance that has three dimensions, a mass, and is distinguishable from surrounding objects 5. the sound box of a guitar, violin, or similar stringed instrument 6. (in watercolour painting) a white filler mixed with pigments to make them opaque |
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The spider's simple heart--made up of a muscular tube with an opening on both sides--pumps bloodlike fluid into the body cavity. That body cavity was surrounded by a thick layer of adipocere, a hard, grainy substance commonly known as grave wax. Close the body cavity by tying the legs together with a clean string or tucking the ends of the drumsticks into the hook or metal clamps that come with many birds nowadays. |
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