Ammer

//ˈæ.mə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.

Synonyms

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yellow-ammeryellowhammeryellowhammer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *amere, *ambre, from Old English amore. Alternatively, it may be a clipping of yellowhammer or earlier yelambre. Favored over *hammer due to the influence of its German cognate and synonym Ammer (“bunting”) and its predecessors, Middle High German amer and Old High German amaro.

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emberiza citrinella

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