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Meaning of bluebelly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Sceloporus occidentalis, a North American lizard.
  2. A Yankee; a Union soldier during the American civil war.
    historical

Examples

“The 'bluebelly' instantly disclosed that the troops were Confederate.”
“He almost dropped his end of the plank that had a wounded Federal on it. The bluebelly groaned. The Confederate trooper at the other end of the plank said, “Watch what you're doing, dammit! What the hell's wrong with you, anyways?"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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