Yellow-bellied

Yellow-bellied

Yellow-bellied may refer to:

In ornithology:

* Yellow-bellied Elaenia, small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family
* Yellow-bellied Fantail, fantail found in southern Asia
* Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family
* Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, medium-sized woodpecker
* Yellow-bellied Siskin, small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae

In other fields:

* Yellow-bellied Marmot, ground squirrel in the marmot genus
* Yellow-bellied toad, toad belonging to the order of Anura
* a colloquial term for cowardice


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  • yellow-bellied — A yellow bellied person is a coward …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • yellow-bellied — yellow belly ► NOUN informal ▪ a coward. DERIVATIVES yellow bellied adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • yellow-bellied — mod. cowardly. □ You are a yellow bellied coward! □ I’m not yellow bellied! □ What yellow bellied skunk ran off with my horse? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • yellow bellied —    A person who is yellow bellied is cowardly, or not at all brave.     The bus was full of yellow bellied passengers who disappeared when the driver was attacked by two youths …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • yellow-bellied — old fashioned a yellow bellied person is not at all brave. You re a load of yellow bellied fools, too frightened to stand up for what you believe in! …   New idioms dictionary

  • yellow-bellied — {adj.}, {slang} Extremely timid, cowardly. * /Joe Bennett is a yellow bellied guy, don t send him on such a tough assignment!/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • yellow-bellied — {adj.}, {slang} Extremely timid, cowardly. * /Joe Bennett is a yellow bellied guy, don t send him on such a tough assignment!/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • yellow-bellied — adj slang Extremely timid, cowardly. Joe Bennett is a yellow bellied guy, don t send him on such a tough assignment! …   Словарь американских идиом

  • yellow-bellied — extremely timid, cowardly He is a yellow bellied person who is not good to have as a friend …   Idioms and examples

  • Yellow-bellied —   A yellow bellied person is a coward …   Dictionary of English idioms

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