yellowhammer

noun
/ˈjɛl.əʊˌhæm.ə(ɹ)/UK/ˈjɛl.oʊˌhæm.ɚ/US

Etymology

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).

  1. derived from amore
  2. inherited from *yelwambre

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA