Yellowhammer
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈjɛl.əʊˌhæm.ə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yellowhammer is a noun meaning A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.
Meaning
A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.
More Meanings
- A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.
- (US) 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.
Word Forms
- yellowhammers
- yellow-ammer
- yellow-hammer
Synonyms for yellowhammer
Depending on context, synonyms include ammer, yelamber, yeorling, yowley, yeldrin, yite.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yellow-hammer, yellowammer, yellow-ammer, ammer, yelamber, yellow-bird.
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