Definition of woodpecker

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Woodpecker (n.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidae.

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Hickway :: Hickway (n.) The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) of Europe.
Popinjay :: Popinjay (n.) The green woodpecker.
Speckt :: Speckt (n.) A woodpecker. See Speight.
Specht :: Specht (n.) A woodpecker.
Snapper :: Snapper (n.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle..
Picariae :: Picariae (n. pl.) An extensive division of birds which includes the woodpeckers, toucans, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers, motmots, rollers, and goatsuckers. By some writers it is made to include also the cuckoos, swifts, and humming birds..
Scansorial :: Scansorial (a.) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, a scansorial foot..
Zygodactylous :: Zygodactylous (a.) Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc..
Wallhick :: Wallhick (n.) The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor).
Crankbird :: Crankbird (n.) A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).
Hewhole :: Hewhole (n.) The European green woodpecker. See Yaffle.
Redhead :: Redhead (n.) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
Pianet :: Pianet (n.) The lesser woodpecker.
Woodpeck :: Woodpeck (n.) A woodpecker.
Logcock :: Logcock (n.) The pileated woodpecker.
Woodpecker :: Woodpecker (n.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidae.
Woodchuck :: Woodchuck (n.) The yaffle, or green woodpecker..
Supercilious :: Superciliary (a.) Having a distinct streak of color above the eyes; as, the superciliary woodpecker..
Carpintero :: Carpintero (n.) A california woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvae, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird..
Picus :: Picus (n.) A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species..
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