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See also: yellow hammer and yellow-hammer
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Etymology[edit]
Alteration (influenced by hammer) of 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).
Noun[edit]
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.
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Translations[edit]
a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
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a native or resident of the American state of Alabama
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Further reading[edit]
yellowhammer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Emberiza citrinella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Emberiza citrinella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons