underbelly

(ŭn'dər-bĕl'ē)
n., pl., -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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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: lower side

Meaning #2: the soft belly or underside of an animal's body
  Synonym: underbody

Meaning #3: the quality of being weak or unprotected

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - underliv

Nederlands (Dutch)
buik/onderkant (van dier), zwakke/kwetsbare plek

Français (French)
n. - (lit) bas-ventre, (fig) point névralgique, côté peu reluisant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bauch, Unterseite

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπογάστριο

Italiano (Italian)
ventre molle

Português (Portuguese)
n. - baixo ventre (m)

Русский (Russian)
низ живота (человека или животного), уязвимое место, днище корпуса (машины и пр.), нижняя часть фюзеляжа

Español (Spanish)
n. - parte inferior, parte más vulnerable

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - buksida, oskyddad punkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
下腹部, 易受攻击的地带

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 下腹部, 易受攻擊的地帶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 하복부, 취약점

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 下腹部, 弱点

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) البطن السفليه الرخوة, المنطقه الضعيفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיפולי-בטן, בטן רכה, עקב אכילס‬

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