white-belliedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪtˈbɛlɪd/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)waɪtˈbɛlid/

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

Etymology: < white adj. + bellied adj.With use in animal names compare scientific Latin albiventris (1763), albiventer (1785), leucogaster (1786 or earlier), specific names.

Having a white belly. Frequently in names of birds and mammals.

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Carpion, a kind of long-headed, slender-bodied,..white-bellied Trout.

1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 271 The hirundo melba, or great white-bellied Swift of Gibraltar.

1846 J. Gould Birds Austral. (1848) III. Pl. 13 The White-bellied Robin is a native of Western Australia.

1900 Bulletin (Sydney) 7 July 15/1 The white-bellied wallaby, known in Q. as the ‘whiptail’, is even a better jumper than the 'roo.

1912 R. E. Lloyd Growth of Groups in Animal Kingdom iv. 82 Seventy-two rats were caught in all, but only one of them was white-bellied.

1959 E. M. Thomas Harmless People ii. 26 We saw gemsbok, handsome, large, beige antelope, striped black on their sides, white-bellied, with long, straight horns.

2001 Bird Keeper Feb. 51 (caption) The penguin zebra finch was also known as the white-bellied or silver-winged.

Compounds

white-bellied sea eagle n. a large sea eagle with a white head and underparts, Haliaeetus leucogaster, found in coastal areas from India to Australia.

ΚΠ

1841 J. Gould Birds Austral. (1848) I. Pl. 3 Ichthyiaëtus leucogaster. White-bellied Sea-eagle.

1926 K. Dahl In Savage Austral. 165 We saw the large white-bellied sea-eagle.

2009 Independent 21 Feb. (Traveller section) 5/3 Up in the trees, white-bellied sea-eagles and kingfishers can be seen roosting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white-bellied
释义	white-belliedadj. Brit. /ˌwʌɪtˈbɛlɪd/, U.S. /ˌ(h)waɪtˈbɛlid/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., bellied adj. Etymology: < white adj. + bellied adj.With use in animal names compare scientific Latin albiventris (1763), albiventer (1785), leucogaster (1786 or earlier), specific names. Having a white belly. Frequently in names of birds and mammals. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Carpion, a kind of long-headed, slender-bodied,..white-bellied Trout. 1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 271 The hirundo melba, or great white-bellied Swift of Gibraltar. 1846 J. Gould Birds Austral. (1848) III. Pl. 13 The White-bellied Robin is a native of Western Australia. 1900 Bulletin (Sydney) 7 July 15/1 The white-bellied wallaby, known in Q. as the ‘whiptail’, is even a better jumper than the 'roo. 1912 R. E. Lloyd Growth of Groups in Animal Kingdom iv. 82 Seventy-two rats were caught in all, but only one of them was white-bellied. 1959 E. M. Thomas Harmless People ii. 26 We saw gemsbok, handsome, large, beige antelope, striped black on their sides, white-bellied, with long, straight horns. 2001 Bird Keeper Feb. 51 (caption) The penguin zebra finch was also known as the white-bellied or silver-winged. Compounds white-bellied sea eagle n. a large sea eagle with a white head and underparts, Haliaeetus leucogaster, found in coastal areas from India to Australia. ΚΠ 1841 J. Gould Birds Austral. (1848) I. Pl. 3 Ichthyiaëtus leucogaster. White-bellied Sea-eagle. 1926 K. Dahl In Savage Austral. 165 We saw the large white-bellied sea-eagle. 2009 Independent 21 Feb. (Traveller section) 5/3 Up in the trees, white-bellied sea-eagles and kingfishers can be seen roosting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1611
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