different between yellowbelly vs callop

yellowbelly

English

Etymology

yellow +? belly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?j?l??b?li/

Noun

yellowbelly (plural yellowbellies)

  1. A coward.
  2. (Britain, slang) Someone from Lincolnshire.
  3. (Australia) The golden perch, Macquaria ambigua.
    • 1994, Rita Huggins & Jackie Huggins, Auntie Rita, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 151:
      The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.

Derived terms

  • yellow-bellied

Related terms

  • yellowbelly slider

Translations

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callop

English

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /?kæl?p/

Noun

callop (plural callops)

  1. an Australian freshwater fish, Macquaria ambigua; the golden perch or yellowbelly

References

  • www.nativefish.asn.au

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