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yellow-bellied

yellow-bellied adjective: of an animal; having a yellow underside or belly.

Adjective

yellow-bellied (comparative more yellow-bellied, superlative most yellow-bellied)

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

yellow-bellied meaning in Tamil and Bengali

yellow-bellied in Tamil

கோழைத்தனமான, பயந்த

yellow-bellied in Bengali

কোনো প্রাণীর ক্ষেত্রে, সাহসহীন, ভীতু

Synonyms of yellow-bellied

Forms of yellow-bellied

comparativemore yellow-bellied
superlativemost yellow-bellied

Origin of yellow-bellied

From yellow + bellied; see yellowbelly.

Words formed from yellow-bellied

Phrases with yellow-bellied

Questions about yellow-bellied

What does yellow-bellied mean?
Yellow-bellied means of an animal; having a yellow underside or belly.
What is yellow-bellied in Tamil?
Yellow-bellied in Tamil is கோழைத்தனமான, பயந்த. See Yellow-bellied meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is yellow-bellied?
Yellow-bellied is an adjective.

Words near yellow-bellied in the dictionary

  1. yellow zone
  2. yellow-ammer
  3. yellow-ammers
  4. yellow-back
  5. yellow-backs
  6. yellow-bellied
  7. yellow-bellied fairy-fantail
  8. yellow-bellied fairy-fantails
  9. yellow-bellied fantail
  10. yellow-bellied fantails
  11. yellow-bellied sapsucker

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