yellowhammer
nounEtymology
An alteration (influenced by hammer) of the earlier yelambre, yelamber, from Middle English *yelwambre, from yelwe (“yellow”) + *ambre (“yellowhammer”), from Old English amore, related to Old High German amaro (“yellowhammer”) (see modern German Ammer).
- derived from amore
- inherited from *yelwambre✻
Definitions
A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in…
A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.
The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus, a woodpecker with yellow underwings and undertail…
The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus, a woodpecker with yellow underwings and undertail and often other yellowish underparts; one of its ways of feeding is to hammer on trees to find insects (adults and larvae) to eat.
A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.
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