English - English
Definition of picus in English English dictionary
- In Roman mythology, a woodpecker sacred to Mars. A minor agricultural deity associated with the fertilization of the soil, Picus was widely worshiped in ancient Italy. Later versions of the myth made him an early king of Italy, whose bride, Circe, changed him into a woodpecker. In art he was shown as a woodpecker mounted on a pillar, and later as a youth with a woodpecker on his head. The woodpecker was also an important bird in augury
- A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species
- type genus of Picidae
Latin - English
Definition of picus in Latin English dictionary
- woodpecker