fleshling
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A very small piece of a body
- noun
- /ˈflɛʃlɪŋ/
- NSFW
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fragmento de carne
- The surgeon removed a tiny fleshling to examine under the microscope.
Examples
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The scientist studied the fleshling to determine the cause of the infection.
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After the accident, only a fleshling was left on the bandage.
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Look at that fleshling!
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What a tiny fleshling!
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The surgeon carefully examined the tiny fleshling to ensure no contamination occurred.
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During the dissection, the students were fascinated by the fleshling they discovered in the specimen.
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In his analysis, the biologist noted that even a small fleshling could contain critical data about the species.
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Surface Forms
fleshling singular
fleshlings plural
Morphology
Etymology
Fleshling comes from flesh 'body' and -ling 'small one', so it can mean a tiny piece of flesh. That is why doctors or scientists might use fleshling to talk about a small bit of tissue.