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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

  1. A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.
  2. (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

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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