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bluebelly

bluebelly noun: sceloporus occidentalis, a North American lizard.

bluebelly: sceloporus occidentalis, a North American lizard
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Noun

bluebelly (plural bluebellies)

  1. Sceloporus occidentalis, a North American lizard.
  2. (historical) A Yankee; a Union soldier during the American civil war.
    • The 'bluebelly' instantly disclosed that the troops were Confederate.1989, Paul R. Stevenson, Cross a Wide River, →ISBN
    • He almost dropped his end of the plank that had a wounded Federal on it. The bluebelly groaned. The Confederate trooper at the other end of the plank said, “Watch what you're doing, dammit! What the hell's wrong with you, anyways?"2007, Harry Turtledove, Fort Pillow: A Novel of the Civil War, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    bluecoat

Synonyms of bluebelly

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Forms of bluebelly

pluralbluebellies

Origin of bluebelly

From blue + belly. The ventral abdomen of the adult lizard is characteristically blue. The soldiers wore blue gaberdines.

Questions about bluebelly

What does bluebelly mean?
Bluebelly means sceloporus occidentalis, a North American lizard.
What part of speech is bluebelly?
Bluebelly is a noun.
What is the plural of bluebelly?
The plural of bluebelly is bluebellies.

Words near bluebelly in the dictionary

  1. bluebell of Scotland
  2. bluebelled
  3. bluebellies
  4. bluebells
  5. bluebells of Scotland
  6. bluebelly
  7. bluebelt
  8. bluebelts
  9. blueberried
  10. blueberrier
  11. blueberries

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