“red-bellied”

The following 5 entries include the term red-bellied.

red-bellied woodpecker

noun

: a woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) of the eastern U.S. that has a barred black-and-white back, grayish-tan underparts tinged with red on the belly, and a red crown and nape in the male and a red nape in the female

red-bellied snake

noun

red-bellied snipe

noun

red-bellied squirrel

noun

: any of numerous arboreal squirrels (genus Callosciurus) of southeastern Asia

red-bellied terrapin

noun

: a terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris) of the tributaries of Chesapeake Bay having more or less red on the plastron and carapace and reaching a length of about 18 inches


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