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yellow-breasted

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the breast wholly or partly yellow: specific in phrase-names of various animals, especially birds: as, the yellow-breasted chat (see cut under chat).

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Examples

  • I look through my window, tall trees, yellow-breasted birds.

    Windows Beate Sigriddaughter 2011

  • I look through my window, tall trees, yellow-breasted birds.

    Windows Beate Sigriddaughter 2011

  • As we left, a yellow-breasted kiskadee set off from the cannon, ascending in a great arc over the water, soaring high above the hook-shaped archipelago of the Great Sound toward the distant outline of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, the beat of her wings thankfully undisturbed by the sound of gunfire.

    Losing Oneself in Bermuda William Lyons 2011

  • All we know is that, unlike A-18, it lacked an ocean view; had an isolated, jungly feel; and was surrounded by tiny, yellow-breasted birds called bananaquits.

    Back to Maho Bay: A family trip to St. John in the Virgin Islands stirs old memories 2010

  • “Why?” she asked, brushing away the yellow-breasted bird picking at the crumbs of her lunch.

    Zombies vs. Unicorns Justine Larbalestier 2010

  • I saw a yellow-breasted perch on the rock where we last saw Jeric.

    Inroads Jr. Emeniano Acain Somoza 2009

  • I saw a yellow-breasted perch on the rock where we last saw Jeric.

    Inroads Emeniano Acain Somoza, Jr. 2009

  • Thus the giant sunbird appears to be an older arrival than Newton's yellow-breasted sunbird (Nectarinia newtoni), which more closely resembles its mainland relatives.

    Sao Tome and Principe moist lowland forests 2008

  • Richard glanced up at the yellow-breasted birds flitting past.

    Soul of the Fire Goodkind, Terry 1999

  • Grasshoppers and yellow-breasted meadowlarks sprang from the path.

    The Black Wing Kirchoff, Mary 1993

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