"bluebelly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bluebellies [plural]
Etymology: blue + belly. The ventral abdomen of the adult lizard is characteristically blue. The soldiers wore blue gaberdines. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|belly}} blue + belly Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluebelly (plural bluebellies)
  1. Sceloporus occidentalis, a North American lizard. Categories (lifeform): Iguanoid lizards Synonyms: western fence lizard
    Sense id: en-bluebelly-en-noun-IggDN1PF Disambiguation of Iguanoid lizards: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 69 31
  2. (historical) A Yankee; a Union soldier during the American civil war. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-bluebelly-en-noun-8wFOmLyb

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