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Definition of yellowhammer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

yellowhammer

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/ˈjeləʊhæmə(r)/
 
/ˈjeləʊhæmər/
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  1. a small bird, the male of which has a yellow head, neck and breastTopics Birdsc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: -hammer is perhaps from Old English amore (a kind of bird), possibly conflated with hama ‘feathers’.
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