yaffingale
the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis

yaffingales
plural of yaffingale

yaffler
the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis
A loud-mouthed, obnoxious person

yafflers
plural of yaffler

yagua
A Central American palm tree, Roystonea dunlapiana

yaguaza
Dendrocygna autumnalis, the black-bellied whistling duck.

yaguazas
plural of yaguaza

yakalo
A hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison).

yakalos
plural of yakalo

yakare
Alternative form of yacare.

yakares
plural of yakare

yakback
The back of a yak (for riding or carrying burdens).

yakin
A large Himalayan antelope, Budorcas taxicolor

yakins
plural of yakin

yakker
One who yaks; a chatterbox or motormouth.

yakow
An animal that is a hybrid of yak and cow (domestic cattle).

yakows
plural of yakow

yakskin
The pelt or hide of a yak; leather made from yak hides.

yakskins
plural of yakskin

yale
A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.

yales
plural of yale

yamamai
Antheraea yamamai, the Japanese oak silkmoth.

yangban
A member of the ruling class of male Confucian intellectuals in Korea at and before the time of the Korean Empire.

yangbans
plural of yangban

yangpan
Alternative spelling of yangban.

yangpans
plural of yangpan

yarak
A super-alert state where the bird is hungry, but not weak, in a trance-like state of alertness and ready to hunt.

yaranga
A rounded or conical tent of reindeer hide, the traditional mobile home of some nomadic indigenous peoples of Russia.

yarangas
plural of yaranga

yardkeep
Alternative form of yarwhip (“bar-tailed godwit”).

yardkeeps
plural of yardkeep

yarovization
Alternative spelling of jarovization.

yarraman
horse

yarramans
plural of yarraman

yarramen
plural of yarraman

yarsagumba
caterpillar fungus

yarwhelp
godwit, a type of bird.

yarwhelps
plural of yarwhelp

yarwhip
The bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica

yarwhips
plural of yarwhip

yarwip
godwit, a type of bird.

yarwips
plural of yarwip

yasak
An in-kind tribute in Imperial Russia exacted from the indigenous peoples of Siberia, usually in fur.

yasaks
plural of yasak

yassa
A spicy Senegalese dish of marinated meat poultry, fish, or lamb with onions, lemon, or mustard.

yattle
Synonym of yakow.

yaud
A workhorse; an old or worn-out mare.
A slovenly woman.

yauds
plural of yaud

yawnings
plural of yawning

yeanling
The newly born offspring of a goat or sheep.

yeanlings
plural of yeanling

yearling
An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).
A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.
A sophomore at West Point military academy.

yearlings
plural of yearling

yeen
A hyena, often in reference to an anthropomorphic depiction of one.

yeens
plural of yeen

yellow anaconda
A species of anaconda, Eunectes notaeus, endemic to southern South America; it is one of the largest snakes in the world.

yellow bullhead
Any of species Ameiurus natalis of catfish, of central and eastern North America.

yellow jack
Synonym of yellow fever.
A yellow flag used by ships as a warning of disease.
A fish of species Carangoides bartholomaei, of warm western Atlantic waters.

yellow moray
The eel Gymnothorax prasinus.

yellow perch
A species of perch found in North America, Perca flavescens, having a more yellowy colour than other species of perch.

yellow perches
plural of yellow perch

yellow tang
Zebrasoma flavescens, a species of bright yellow saltwater ray-finned fish in the family Acanthuridae.

yellow-bellied sea snake
A venomous species of sea snake found in the tropical oceanic waters around the world except for the Atlantic Ocean.

yellow-lipped sea krait
A highly venomous semi-aquatic snake of species Laticauda colubrina, found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters, with distinctive black stripes, a yellow snout, and a paddle-like tail that it uses for swimming.

yellowback fusilier
A pelagic marine fish (Caesio xanthonota), native to the tropical Indo-Pacific. It usually grows to about 40 cm (16 in) and typically has a greyish blue colour with a bright yellow zone on the back.

yellowbar angelfish
A fish, Pomacanthus maculosus

yellowbellies
plural of yellowbelly

yellowbelly
A coward.
Someone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely.
Someone from Wexford.
A golden perch (Macquaria ambigua).
A yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius).

yellowbird
The yellow warbler
the American goldfinch

yellowbirds
plural of yellowbird

yelloweye
The yelloweye mullet, a fish in the family Mugilidae.
The yelloweye rockfish, a fish in the family Sebastidae.

yelloweyes
plural of yelloweye

yellowfin
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.
Any of various fish with yellow fins.

yellowfin sole
Any of species Limanda aspera of flatfish of the northern Pacific.

yellowfin tuna
An edible species of tuna, Thunnus albacares, found especially in tropical seas.

yellowfins
plural of yellowfin

yellowfish
Certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish.

yellowfishes
plural of yellowfish

yellownape
Any of various birds with a yellow nape
Any of various birds with a yellow nape
Any of various birds with a yellow nape

yellownapes
plural of yellownape

yellowtail amberjack
A species of large edible fish, Seriola lalandi, found in the Indian and Pacific oceans.

yellowtail barracuda
Sphyraena flavicauda, a barracuda of the family Sphyraenidae, found in Indo-West Pacific oceans.

yellowtail reeffish
Alternative form of yellowtail reef fish.

yellowtail scad
A small marine fish of the jack family, of species Atule mate.

yellowtails
plural of yellowtail

yeman
Obsolete spelling of yeoman.

yeoman
An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a yeoman of the guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder).
A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service.
A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
A Yeoman Warder.
A clerk in the US Navy, and US Coast Guard.
In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry, officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
A member of the Imperial Yeomanry, officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cirrochroa, of Asia and Australasia.

yeomen
plural of yeoman

yeti
An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.

yetis
plural of yeti

yinpterochiropteran
Any bat of the suborder Yinpterochiroptera

yinpterochiropterans
plural of yinpterochiropteran

yippie
A member of the Youth International Party, a group of politically active hippies.

yirratji
A species of bandicoot, Chaeropus yirratji, of arid central Australia.

yirratjis
plural of yirratji

yockel
The yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

yockels
plural of yockel

yoga
Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.

yogas
plural of yoga

yoldiid
Any member of the family Yoldiidae of bivalves.

yoldiids
plural of yoldiid