silver-bodied
- adjective
- The silver-bodied fish glimmered in the sunlight.
Examples
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Look at that silver-bodied beetle crawling on the leaf!
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The bird, which had silver-bodied feathers, caught the eye of every passerby.
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Collectors admired the silver-bodied model car for its realistic finish.
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The silver-bodied fish glimmered beneath the surface of the lake.
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The bird, with its silver-bodied plumage, stood out among the foliage.
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The silver-bodied fish glimmered beautifully as it swam through the clear water.
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Collectors admired the silver-bodied model car for its stunning metallic finish.
Synonyms
Having a shiny light gray color like the metal used for coins and jewellery
A light grey color that shines like a coin or moonlight
A shiny light grey color like the metal used for coins and jewelry
A grey color that looks shiny like silver
A light grey colour that is slightly shiny like a coin
A light gray color that looks like shiny silver
A pale white color that shines like silver
A pale shiny white color that looks like metal
Having a body that looks silver, like a fish or coin
A pale shiny grey colour like the metal used for coins
Having silver scales on the body
A light gray color like shiny metal
How Silvery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word silver-bodied joins silver ('silver', the shiny metal or light-gray color) and -bodied ('having a body'), like in broad-bodied. So it paints a simple image of something whose body looks shiny like silver, which is why it means 'having a body that is silver in color'.