yawker bird en · NOUN
Meanings
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The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus
No bird in America has so many local names as the Flicker. Some of these are Highholder, Wake-up, Walk-up, Pigeon, Woodpecker, and Yawker-bird
1910, Annual Report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture, page 280:Being a common bird he has a number of names such as high-hole, yellow hammer, golden-winged woodpecker, wakeup, yawker bird, and others.
1960, Science on the March, page 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yawker birds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
yakker (a curveball or slider)