yellowhammer

yel·low·ham·mer

a small European bunting (Emberiza citrinella) having a yellow head, neck, and breast
yellow-shafted flicker

Origin of yellowhammer

altered by folk etymology from earlier yelambre from Old English geolu, yellow + amore, a kind of bird, akin to Old High German amaro, emmer, a kind of finch that fed on emmer

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yellowhammer

noun

A small bunting (Emberiza citrinella) native to Eurasia and northern Africa and introduced into New Zealand, having bright yellow plumage on the head, neck, and breast.
See yellow-shafted flicker.

Origin of yellowhammer

By folk etymology from earlier yelambre perhaps from Middle English yelwambre yelow yellow ; see yellow . Old English amore a kind of bird

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Noun

(plural yellowhammers)

A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of Eurasia which is mainly yellow in colour.
A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.

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