How many syllables in woodpecker?

There are 3 syllables in the word woodpecker.

How to pronounce 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

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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