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yellowhammer

/ˈjɛl.əʊˌhæm.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈjɛl.oʊˌhæm.ɚ/

yellowhammer noun: a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.

yellowhammer: a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour
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Noun

yellowhammer (plural yellowhammers)

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

yellowhammer meaning in Tamil

yellowhammer in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of yellowhammer

All synonyms of yellowhammer

Forms of yellowhammer

pluralyellowhammers
alternative formyellow-ammer
alternative formyellow-hammer

Origin of yellowhammer

An alteration (influenced by hammer) of the 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).

Phrases with yellowhammer

Questions about yellowhammer

What does yellowhammer mean?
Yellowhammer means a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.
What is yellowhammer in Tamil?
Yellowhammer in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Yellowhammer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is yellowhammer?
Yellowhammer is a noun.
How do you pronounce yellowhammer?
Yellowhammer is pronounced /ˈjɛl.əʊˌhæm.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of yellowhammer?
The plural of yellowhammer is yellowhammers.

Words near yellowhammer in the dictionary

  1. yellowfins
  2. yellowfish
  3. yellowfishes
  4. Yellowhair
  5. Yellowhairs
  6. yellowhammer
  7. Yellowhammer State
  8. yellowhammers
  9. yellowhead
  10. Yellowhead County
  11. Yellowhead Pass

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