yellow-bellied

English

WOTD – 27 July 2010

Etymology

yellow +‎ bellied; see yellowbelly.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

yellow-bellied (comparative more yellow-bellied, superlative most yellow-bellied)

1. Of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly.
2. (figuratively) Uncourageous, cowardly.

Synonyms

• (uncourageous, cowardly): cowardly, uncourageous

Derived terms

Derived terms

• yellow-bellied flycatcher
• yellow-bellied marmot
• yellow-bellied racer
• yellow-bellied sapsucker
• yellow-bellied sea snake
• yellow-bellied slider

Related terms

• yellow-belly

Translations

of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly

• Armenian: դեղնափոր (hy) (deġnapʻor)
• German: gelbbäuchig
• Polish: żółtobrzuchy (pl) m
• Russian: желтобрю́хий (ru) (želtobrjúxij)
• Spanish: ventriamarillo

uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly

• Catalan: covard (ca)
• Dutch: lafhartig (nl)
• Finnish: pelkurimainen (fi)
• German: feige (de)
• Russian: трусли́вый (ru) (truslívyj)
• Ukrainian: боягу́зливий (uk) (bojahúzlyvyj)