单词 | yellowhammer |
释义 | yellowhammer /yel"oh ham'euhr/, n. 1. a common European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow. 2. Chiefly Southern U.S. a flicker, Colaptes auratus, having yellow wing and tail linings. [1550-60; earlier also yelamber, yelambre, prob. continuing OE *geolu-amore, equiv. to geolu YELLOW + amore presumably, the bunting (c. OS amer, OHG amaro; see EMBERIZINE); forms with -h- perh. reflect blending with another etymon, later conformed to HAMMER (cf. dial. yellowham)] |
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