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yellowhammer n. 啄木鸟之一种 啄木鸟之一种 yellowhammer n 1: large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail [ synonym: { yellow- shafted flicker}, { Colaptes auratus}, { yellowhammer}] 2: European bunting the male being bright yellow [ synonym: { yellowhammer}, { yellow bunting}, { Emberiza citrinella}] Flicker \ Flick" er\, n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) The golden- winged woodpecker ({ Colaptes aurutus}); -- so called from its spring note. Called also { yellow- hammer}, { high- holder}, { pigeon woodpecker}, and { yucca}. [ 1913 Webster] The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. -- Thoureau. [ 1913 Webster]
Yellowhammer \ Yel" low* ham` mer\, n. [ For yellow- ammer, where ammer is fr. AS. amore a kind of bird; akin to G. ammer a yellow- hammer, OHG. amero.] ( Zool.) ( a) A common European finch ({ Emberiza citrinella}). The color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills blackish. Called also { yellow bunting}, { scribbling lark}, and { writing lark}. [ Written also { yellow- ammer}.] ( b) The flicker. [ Local, U. S.] [ 1913 Webster]
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