isabelline

== English == === Etymology === From isabella +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪzəˈbɛlɪn/ === Adjective === isabelline (comparative more isabelline, superlative most isabelline) (chiefly of animals) Coloured a greyish yellow. [from 19th c.] The isabelline (or Daurian) shrike is a greyish-yellow and hunts from prominent perches, impaling the corpses on thorns as a larder. ==== Derived terms ==== isabelline bear isabelline wheatear ==== Related terms ==== isabella ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Isabelline (colour) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “Isabel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. Michael Quinion (1996–2026), “Isabelline”, in World Wide Words.