yellowhammer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
  2. noun European bunting the male being bright yellow

Etymology

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).

In classic literature

Synonyms

yellow-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus

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