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afterbody — adj. [A.S. aefter, behind; bodig, body] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Coleoptera, the body area behind the pronotum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
afterbody — /af teuhr bod ee, ahf /, n., pl. afterbodies. 1. Naut. the portion of a ship s hull aft of the middle body. 2. Aeron. the rear part of an aircraft s fuselage. 3. Rocketry. the part of a guided missile behind the nose cone, usually unprotected… … Universalium
afterbody — i. The rear portion of a transonic, supersonic, or hypersonic vehicle. NASA Space Shuttle. ii. That portion of a flying boat that is aft of the step. A flying boat … Aviation dictionary
afterbody — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: after (IV) + body : the after part of a body: as a. : the part of a ship abaft midships b. : the bot … Useful english dictionary
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