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Noun: yellowhammer  'ye-low,ha-mu(r)
  1. Large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
    - yellow-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus
     
  2. European bunting the male being bright yellow
    - yellow bunting, Emberiza citrinella

Derived forms: yellowhammers

Type of: bunting, flicker

Part of: Emberiza, genus Emberiza

Encyclopedia: Yellowhammer