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yellow-bellied

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yel·low-bel·lied (yl-bld)
adj.
1. Having a belly that is yellow or yellowish. Used of certain birds, for example.
2. Slang Cowardly.
yellow-belly n.
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Adj.1.yellow-belliedyellow-bellied - easily frightened                    
chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley


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