/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of colaptes auratus Find synonyms for: Noun1. yellow-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus, yellowhammer, flickerusage: large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tailWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language