"body plan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: body plans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} body plan (plural body plans)
  1. The morphological features common to a group of (typically, related) animals. Translations (the morphological features common to a group of animals): ruumiinkaava (Finnish), plan d’organisation [masculine] (French), Bauplan [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-body_plan-en-noun--YJlNRI4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 20 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 17 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 18 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 16 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 15 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 17 19 Disambiguation of 'the morphological features common to a group of animals': 97 1 2
  2. (nautical) A model used in the construction of a boat or ship, composed to transverse sections perpendicular to the keel. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-body_plan-en-noun-cYKVaGex Topics: nautical, transport
  3. A scheme of diet and exercise designed to maintain a healthy body.
    Sense id: en-body_plan-en-noun-W-7rbhQS

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2009, John Reiss, Not by Design: Retiring Darwin’s Watchmaker, page 345:",
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          "ref": "1872, P. R. Marett, Yachts and yacht building, page 6:",
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