"yellowbelly" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjɛləʊbɛli/ Audio: En-au-yellowbelly.ogg Forms: yellowbellies [plural]
Etymology: From yellow + belly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|yellow|belly}} yellow + belly Head templates: {{en-noun}} yellowbelly (plural yellowbellies)
  1. (informal) A coward. Tags: informal Translations (a coward): страхливец (strahlivec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), coniglio [masculine] (Italian), mammoletta (Italian), pollo (Italian), merlo (Italian), femminuccia (Italian), smidollato (Italian), pappa molle (Italian), pappamolle (Italian), rammollito (Italian), fifone (Italian), codardo (Italian), cortigiano (Italian), mollusco (Italian), vigliacco (Italian), pusillanime (Italian), eunuco (Italian), debole [masculine] (Italian), pisciasotto (Italian), cacasotto (Italian), pauroso (Italian), vile (Italian), toupiore (Maori), amarillo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-yellowbelly-en-noun-T3Wsec-l Disambiguation of 'a coward': 100 0 0
  2. (UK, slang) Someone from Lincolnshire. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Demonyms, People Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish
    Sense id: en-yellowbelly-en-noun-4t0HhwzU Disambiguation of Demonyms: 2 79 19 Disambiguation of People: 0 69 31 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 1 54 45 Categories (other): British English, English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 3 59 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 65 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 52 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 66 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 71 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 75 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 71 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 2 76 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 76 23
  3. (Australia) The golden perch, Macquaria ambigua. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish
    Sense id: en-yellowbelly-en-noun-ly~I3zOS Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 1 54 45 Categories (other): Australian English, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 52 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: yellow-bellied Related terms: yellowbelly slider

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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