red-belliedadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdˌbɛlɪd/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdˌbɛlid/

Forms: see red adj. and n. and bellied adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., bellied adj.

Etymology: < red adj. + bellied adj.

Chiefly in the names of animals: having a red belly. See also Compounds.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > red- or rust-coloured > red-bellied

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1597 P. Lowe Whole Course Chirurg. viii. iii. sig. Dd4^v Horsleaches... We must chuse such as are found in cleane water.., that haue their head little and bodies small, round, red bellied.

1700 C. Leigh Nat. Hist. Lancs. i. vii. 142 The Char is a sort of Fish about a quarter long, somewhat like a Trout, and generally red belly'd.

1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 22 The Red-belly'd Blue-Bird.

1808 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. I. 43 Red-bellied black-capt nuthatch, Sitta varia.

1846 J. J. Audubon & J. Bachman Viviparous Quadrupeds N. Amer. I. 292 (heading) Red-Bellied Squirrel.

1876 G. B. Goode Classif. Coll. Illustr. Animal Resources U.S. 60 Red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).

1934 D. Thomas Let. 15 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 108 If there must be a worm in our letters let it be the jolly, red~bellied one you told me about.

1965 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 3 June (1970) 281 Most startling of all was a fish whose every scale stood out..the red-bellied angelfish.

2001 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 268 1239/2 Female sticklebacks..from high-condition families preferred red-bellied males.

Compounds

red-bellied black snake n. a venomous snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus (family Elapidae), which is glossy black with a reddish underside, found in eastern Australia; also called common black snake.

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1903 Amer. Naturalist 37 19 With these facts before us, we may well consider what light they throw on the real relationship of the red-bellied black snake to the common water snake.

1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds iv. 75 Of snakes the variety was almost endless..red-bellied black snakes.

1997 Toxicon 35 1315 Acanthoxin is known to exist as two isoforms.., in particular pseudexin A from the red-bellied black snake.

red-bellied snake n. a harmless colubrid snake, Storeria occipitomaculata, which is typically brown with a bright red belly, of eastern North America; (formerly also) Kirtland's water snake, Clonophis kirtlandii.

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1809 Amer. Mag. Wonders & Marvellous Chron. 2 151 The snake..was of the kind called here [sc. Pennsylvania] the red-bellied snake... Its head was broad and large, its belly red, and its back brown.

1872 Amer. Naturalist 6 168 Two young serpents, the milk snake and the red-bellied snake, each about ten inches long.

1935 Copeia No. 1. 43 Storeria occipito-maculata (Storer).—The red-bellied snake is not as common as the preceding species.

1996 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 19 Aug. B3/3 If you're lucky enough to have a brown or red-bellied snake in your garden, leave it alone.

red-bellied woodpecker n. either of two American woodpeckers of the genus Melanerpes, having a red head and a reddish belly; esp. M. carolinus, which is common in the eastern United States.

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1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 427 Picus ventre rubro, the Red-bellied Woodpecker.

1872 Amer. Naturalist 6 264 The red-headed and red-bellied woodpeckers..revelled among the grand old elms and cottonwoods.

1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. II. 161/2 The Red-bellied Woodpecker..evinces a decided taste for fruit.

1997 Wilson Bull. 109 614 Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus) were the most abundant and widespread species.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red-bellied
释义	red-belliedadj. Brit. /ˈrɛdˌbɛlɪd/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˌbɛlid/ Forms: see red adj. and n. and bellied adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., bellied adj. Etymology: < red adj. + bellied adj. Chiefly in the names of animals: having a red belly. See also Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > red- or rust-coloured > red-bellied redbellya1552 red-bellied1597 1597 P. Lowe Whole Course Chirurg. viii. iii. sig. Dd4^v Horsleaches... We must chuse such as are found in cleane water.., that haue their head little and bodies small, round, red bellied. 1700 C. Leigh Nat. Hist. Lancs. i. vii. 142 The Char is a sort of Fish about a quarter long, somewhat like a Trout, and generally red belly'd. 1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 22 The Red-belly'd Blue-Bird. 1808 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. I. 43 Red-bellied black-capt nuthatch, Sitta varia. 1846 J. J. Audubon & J. Bachman Viviparous Quadrupeds N. Amer. I. 292 (heading) Red-Bellied Squirrel. 1876 G. B. Goode Classif. Coll. Illustr. Animal Resources U.S. 60 Red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa). 1934 D. Thomas Let. 15 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 108 If there must be a worm in our letters let it be the jolly, red~bellied one you told me about. 1965 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 3 June (1970) 281 Most startling of all was a fish whose every scale stood out..the red-bellied angelfish. 2001 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 268 1239/2 Female sticklebacks..from high-condition families preferred red-bellied males. Compounds red-bellied black snake n. a venomous snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus (family Elapidae), which is glossy black with a reddish underside, found in eastern Australia; also called common black snake. ΚΠ 1903 Amer. Naturalist 37 19 With these facts before us, we may well consider what light they throw on the real relationship of the red-bellied black snake to the common water snake. 1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds iv. 75 Of snakes the variety was almost endless..red-bellied black snakes. 1997 Toxicon 35 1315 Acanthoxin is known to exist as two isoforms.., in particular pseudexin A from the red-bellied black snake. red-bellied snake n. a harmless colubrid snake, Storeria occipitomaculata, which is typically brown with a bright red belly, of eastern North America; (formerly also) Kirtland's water snake, Clonophis kirtlandii. ΚΠ 1809 Amer. Mag. Wonders & Marvellous Chron. 2 151 The snake..was of the kind called here [sc. Pennsylvania] the red-bellied snake... Its head was broad and large, its belly red, and its back brown. 1872 Amer. Naturalist 6 168 Two young serpents, the milk snake and the red-bellied snake, each about ten inches long. 1935 Copeia No. 1. 43 Storeria occipito-maculata (Storer).—The red-bellied snake is not as common as the preceding species. 1996 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 19 Aug. B3/3 If you're lucky enough to have a brown or red-bellied snake in your garden, leave it alone. red-bellied woodpecker n. either of two American woodpeckers of the genus Melanerpes, having a red head and a reddish belly; esp. M. carolinus, which is common in the eastern United States. ΚΠ 1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 427 Picus ventre rubro, the Red-bellied Woodpecker. 1872 Amer. Naturalist 6 264 The red-headed and red-bellied woodpeckers..revelled among the grand old elms and cottonwoods. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. II. 161/2 The Red-bellied Woodpecker..evinces a decided taste for fruit. 1997 Wilson Bull. 109 614 Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus) were the most abundant and widespread species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1597
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