/ ˈjeləʊhæmə(r); NAmE -loʊ-/ noun
a small bird, the male of which has a yellow head, neck and breast
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: -hammer is perhaps from Old English amore (a kind of bird), possibly conflated with hama feathers .
/ ˈjeləʊhæmə(r); NAmE -loʊ-/ noun
a small bird, the male of which has a yellow head, neck and breast
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: -hammer is perhaps from Old English amore (a kind of bird), possibly conflated with hama feathers .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005