woodpecker

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One of several species of bird from the family Picidae, with a sharp beak suitable for pecking holes in wood
{n} a bird that picks insects from trees, and pecks a hole for its nest
Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidæ
{i} type of bird with a hard bill for boring into trees
A woodpecker is a type of bird with a long sharp beak. Woodpeckers use their beaks to make holes in tree trunks. a bird with a long beak that it uses to make holes in trees. Any of about 180 species (family Picidae) of mostly nonmigratory, solitary birds found nearly worldwide. Woodpeckers spiral up tree trunks, probing for insects, and chisel nest holes in dead wood by means of rapidly repeating blows of the beak. Though they spend their entire life in trees, only the few ground-feeding species can perch. Some species eat fruits and berries or tree sap. Woodpeckers are usually silent, except in spring, when males call loudly and drum on hollow wood. Species range from 6 to 18 in. (15 to 46 cm) long. All have a straight, chisel-like bill, and most are patterned in black, white, or yellow and bright colours. See also flicker; ivory-billed woodpecker; sapsucker
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
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Woody Woodpecker
An animated series made by Walter Lantz, beginning in 1941 and starring an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker
Woody Woodpecker
The fictional anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who is the protagonist and title character of the series
acorn woodpecker
A species of woodpecker native to the area between southwestern United States and Colombia, Melanerpes formicivorus
black woodpecker
A bird species in the family Picidae; Dryocopus martius
black-woodpecker
Attributive form of black woodpecker, noun

This chicken has a black-woodpecker taste to it.

great spotted woodpecker
A species of woodpecker, scientific name Dendrocopos major
great-spotted-woodpecker
Attributive form of great spotted woodpecker, noun
green woodpecker
A European bird, Picus viridis; the yaffle
green-woodpecker
Attributive form of green woodpecker, noun
lesser spotted woodpecker
A species of woodpecker, scientific name Picoides minor
pileated woodpecker
A large woodpecker native to North America, Dryocopus pileatus
A woodpecker
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A woodpecker
spight
A woodpecker
specht
A woodpecker
woodhewer
A woodpecker
speckt
The woodpecker
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downy woodpecker
small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill
downy woodpecker
A black and white North American woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) having a solid white back and a small bill
green woodpecker
woodpecker of Europe and western Asia
ivory-billed woodpecker
Black-and-white woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) with a flaring crest (red on the male) and a long whitish bill. The largest North American woodpecker, it is thought to be extinct, though there were unconfirmed sightings of the bird in the southern United States in the late 1990s; a small population on Cuba was last seen in the late 1980s. Its decline coincided with the logging of virgin forest, where it subsisted on deadwood insects. A subspecies, the Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker, is also believed to be extinct. A related species, the imperial woodpecker of Mexico, is critically endangered. All these birds appear to have required large trees and isolation from disturbance
pileated woodpecker
A large North American woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) having black and white plumage and a bright red crest
redheaded woodpecker
black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck
three-toed woodpecker
Either of two woodpeckers (Picoides arcticus or P. tridactylus) of northern North America, lacking the inner hind toe on each foot
woodpeckers
plural of woodpecker
woodpecker

    Hyphenation

    wood·peck·er

    Turkish pronunciation

    wûdpekır

    Synonyms

    picid

    Pronunciation

    /ˈwo͝odˌpekər/ /ˈwʊdˌpɛkɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'wud-"pe-k&r ] (noun.) circa 1530. wood +‎ pecker
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