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Webster 1913 Edition
Woodpecker
Wood′peckˊer
,Noun.
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to
Picus
and many allied genera of the family Picidae
. ☞ These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike bill with which they are able to drill holes in the bark and wood of trees in search of insect larvae upon which most of the species feed. A few species feed partly upon the sap of trees (see
The most common European species are the greater spotted woodpecker (Sap sucker
, under Sap
), others spend a portion of their time on the ground in search of ants and other insects.Dendrocopus major
), the lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor
), and the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see Yaffle
). The best-known American species are the pileated woodpecker (see under Pileated
), the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis
), which is one of the largest known species, the red-headed woodpecker, or red-head (Melanerpes erythrocephalus
), the red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes Carolinus
) (see Chab
), the superciliary woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris
), the hairy woodpecker (Dryobates villosus
), the downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens
), the three-toed, woodpecker (Picoides Americanus
), the golden-winged woodpecker (see Flicker
), and the sap suckers. See also Carpintero
.Woodpecker hornbill
(Zool.)
, a black and white Asiatic hornbill (
Buceros pica
) which resembles a woodpecker in color.Webster 1828 Edition
Woodpecker
WOODPECKER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
woodpecker
woodpecker
English
A black woodpecker
Noun
woodpecker (plural woodpeckers)
- One of many species of bird from the subfamily Picinae, with a sharp beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Translations
bird in Picinae
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