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yellow-banded

yellow-banded

4.0
Having yellow bands or stripes on the body, like many insects
  • adjective
  • /ˈjɛloʊˌbændɪd/
translation icon : amarillo con bandas
  • Look at that yellow-banded butterfly over there!

Examples

  • Some frogs are known for their distinctive yellow-banded legs.

  • We observed a rare yellow-banded butterfly in the tropical rainforest.

  • The yellow-banded bee is easily identified by the bright stripes on its abdomen.

  • The yellow-banded snake is found in tropical rainforests.

  • The yellow-banded butterfly fluttered gracefully among the flowers.

  • A yellow-banded snake slithered through the grass, blending in with the sunshine.

  • We spotted a yellow-banded beetle crawling on the tree trunk.

Synonyms

yellow-striped
vsyellow-banded
1 2.8

With yellow lines on the surface, often on animals or objects

refers to regular wider coloured bands rather than thin lines
yellow-marked
vsyellow-banded
3.0

Having yellow marks on the surface

indicates regular wider bands instead of scattered small spots

How Patterned

striped
9 1.0
yellow-banded
4.0
speckled
1 2.8

Surface Forms

yellow-banded positive

Morphology

yellow-banded = yellow + band (transparent) = yellow + band + ed

Formed from the compound 'yellow' + 'band' with the adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed', so the meaning 'having yellow bands' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Yellow-banded is a simple compound made of yellow ('a colour') and band ('a strip' or 'belt') plus -ed meaning 'having'. So a yellow-banded animal literally 'wears' yellow stripes like a belt, which is why the word means 'having yellow bands or stripes'.