woodpecker
nounHow to pronounce woodpecker:
Definition of woodpecker:
- woodpecker (noun):
- bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects.
- any of numerous birds (family picidae) with zygodactyl feet, stiff spiny tail feathers used in climbing or resting on tree trunks, a usually extensible tongue, a very hard bill used to drill the bark or wood of trees for insect food or to excavate nesting cavities, and generally showy parti-colored plumage
Synonyms for woodpecker:
campephilus principalis
downy woodpecker
family picidae
flicker
green woodpecker
ivorybill
melanerpes erythrocephalus
pecker
peckerwood
picidae
piciform bird
piculet
picus viridis
redhead
redheaded woodpecker
sapsucker
wryneck
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