yellowhammer

/ˈjɛl.əʊˌhæm.ə(ɹ)/noun
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1

A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.

2

The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus, a woodpecker with yellow underwings and undertail and often other yellowish underparts; one of its ways of feeding is to hammer on trees to find insects (adults and larvae) to eat.

3

A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.

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