onion yellow-dwarf virus | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants |
potato yellow-dwarf virus | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants |
yellow-green algae | any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment |
yellowhammer yellow bunting Emberiza citrinella | European bunting the male being bright yellow |
yellow-breasted bunting Emberiza aureola | common in Russia and Siberia |
yellow warbler golden warbler yellowbird Dendroica petechia | yellow-throated American wood warbler |
yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens | American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds |
long-billed marsh wren Cistothorus palustris | American wren that inhabits tall reed beds |
sedge wren short-billed marsh wren Cistothorus platensis | small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows |
slider yellow-bellied terrapin Pseudemys scripta | freshwater turtle of United States and South America, frequently raised commercially, some young sold as pets |
hadrosaur hadrosaurus duck-billed dinosaur | any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet, may have been partly aquatic |
cuckoo | any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail |
European cuckoo Cuculus canorus | common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call, lays eggs in the nests of other birds |
black-billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus | North American cuckoo, builds a nest and rears its own young |
pheasant coucal pheasant cuckoo Centropus phasianinus | Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant |
yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus yellowhammer | large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail |
ivorybill ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalis | large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill, nearly extinct |
yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius | eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen |
platypus duckbill duckbilled platypus duck-billed platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet, only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae |
boatbill boat-billed heron broadbill Cochlearius cochlearius | tropical American heron related to night herons |
razorbill razor-billed auk Alca torda | black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill |
thick-billed murre Uria lomvia | a variety of murre |
pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps | American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill |
yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti | mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue |
cuckoo-bumblebee | a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees |
yellow jacket yellow hornet Vespula maculifrons | small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground |
yellow-throated marten Charronia flavigula | large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma |
yellow perch Perca flavescens | North American perch |
yellow bass Morone interrupta | North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass |
yellow jack Caranx bartholomaei | fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico |
yellow goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus | schooling goatfish, greyish with yellow stripe |
tub gurnard yellow gurnard Trigla lucerna | a kind of gurnard |
c Bedlam booby hatch crazy house cuckoo's nest funny farm funny house loony bin madhouse nut house nuthouse sanatorium snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
cuckoo clock | clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo |
pentobarbital sodium pentobarbital Nembutal yellow jacket | a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic |
yellow jack | yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine |
yellow yellowness | yellow color or pigment, the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons |
canary yellow canary | a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge |
brownish yellow | a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge |
gamboge lemon lemon yellow maize | a strong yellow color |
orange yellow saffron | a shade of yellow tinged with orange |
pale yellow straw wheat | a variable yellow tint, dull yellow, often diluted with white |
greenish yellow | a shade of yellow tinged with green |
yellow green yellowish green chartreuse Paris green pea green | a shade of green tinged with yellow |
yellow marrow yellow bone marrow | bone marrow that is yellow with fat, found at the ends of long bones in adults |
yellow bile choler | a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger |
macula macula lutea macular area yellow spot | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision |
yellow journalism tabloid tab | sensationalist journalism |
yellow-dog contract | a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union |
yellow light | the signal to proceed with caution |