yellowhammer
noun/ˈjeləʊhæmə(r)/
/ˈjeləʊhæmər/
- a small bird, the male of which has a yellow head, neck and breastTopics Birdsc2Word Originmid 16th cent.: -hammer is perhaps from Old English amore (a kind of bird), possibly conflated with hama ‘feathers’.
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