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Webster 1913 Edition
Yellowhammer
Yel′low-hamˊmer
,Noun.
[For
yellow-ammer
, where ammer
is fr. AS. amore
a kind of bird; akin to G. ammer
a yellow-hammer, OHG. amero
.] (Zool.)
(a)
A common European finch (
Emberiza citrinella
). The color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills blackish. Called also yellow bunting
, scribbling lark
, and writing lark
. [Written also
yellow-ammer
.] (b)
The flicker.
[Local, U. S.]
Definition 2024
yellowhammer
yellowhammer
See also: yellow hammer and yellow-hammer
English
an especially yellow yellowhammer
Alternative forms
Noun
yellowhammer (plural yellowhammers)
- A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.
- (US) The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus.
- A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.
Synonyms
geographic distribution of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Translations
a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
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a native or resident of the American state of Alabama
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