yellow-bellied
Americanadjective
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having a yellow abdomen or underside.
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Slang. cowardly; lily-livered.
Etymology
Origin of yellow-bellied
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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A yellow-bellied marmot shown on a trail camera in Montana.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024
Documented examples have included California condors, Komodo dragons and yellow-bellied water snakes.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
According to Daniel Blumstein, a conservation biologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, who studies longevity in yellow-bellied marmots and was not involved in the new study, connecting social genes to longevity was intriguing.
From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2023
There were animal sightings, too, including mule deer and many cute yellow-bellied marmots.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2018
Sometimes he acted like the original yellow-bellied sapsucker.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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