yellowbelly

/ˈjɛləʊbɛli/

Etymology

* From yellow + belly. * (someone from Lincolnshire or Isle of Ely): An allusion to the frogs and yellow-bellied eels caught there.

noun

  1. A coward.
  2. Someone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely.
  3. Someone from Wexford.
  4. A golden perch (Macquaria ambigua).“The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.”
  5. A yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius).