n.
Pronunciation: ' ye-l ō - ˌ ha-m ə r, ' ye-l ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier yelambre, from Middle English *yelwambre, from yelwe yellow + *ambre yellowhammer, from Old English amore; akin to Old High German amaro yellowhammer, amari emmer
Date: 1587
1 : a common Palearctic finch ( Emberiza citrinella of the family Emberizidae) having the male largely yellow and chestnut ― called also yellow bunting
2 : YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER