yellow-bellied

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yellow-bellied

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From yellow + bellied; see yellowbelly.

adjective more yellow-bellied · most yellow-bellied

  1. Of an animal; having a yellow underside or belly.
  2. colloquial, figuratively, idiomatic Uncourageous, cowardly.

    Similar: cowardly, uncourageous

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adj of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly

Españolventriamarillo
Deutschgelbbäuchig
Русскийжелтобрю́хий želtobrjúxij

adj uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly

Deutschfeige
Русскийтрусли́вый truslívyj

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@misc{yellow_bellied_2026,
  title = {yellow-bellied},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yellow-bellied},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}