woodpecker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.
A Type 92 heavy machine gun.

Pronunciation

wo͝odʹpĕkər /ˈwʊdpɛkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-woodpecker.wav wo͝odʹpĕ'kər /ˈwʊdˌpɛkɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-woodpecker.wav

Word forms

woodpecker woodpeckers

Etymology

From wood + pecker. Compare Middle English wod spek (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodehake (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodewale (“woodpecker”). Displaced speight.

Synonyms

speight spight

Derived words

acorn woodpecker African grey woodpecker Andaman woodpecker Arabian woodpecker ashy woodpecker bamboo woodpecker banded woodpecker banded red woodpecker barred woodpecker bay woodpecker bearded woodpecker beautiful woodpecker Bennett's woodpecker black-backed woodpecker black-cheeked woodpecker black-headed woodpecker black-necked woodpecker black woodpecker blond-crested woodpecker bronze-winged woodpecker brown-capped pygmy woodpecker brown-capped woodpecker brown-eared woodpecker buff-spotted woodpecker cactus woodpecker California woodpecker cardinal woodpecker checkered woodpecker chestnut-colored woodpecker chestnut woodpecker cinnamon woodpecker cream-backed woodpecker crimson-bellied woodpecker crimson-breasted woodpecker crimson-crested woodpecker crimson-mantled woodpecker crimson-naped woodpecker crimson-winged woodpecker Cuban green woodpecker Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker Darjeeling woodpecker downy woodpecker Elliot's woodpecker Eurasian three-toed woodpecker European green woodpecker fine-spotted woodpecker fire-bellied woodpecker fulvous-breasted woodpecker Gabon woodpecker Gila woodpecker golden-breasted woodpecker golden-fronted woodpecker golden-green woodpecker golden-olive woodpecker golden-tailed woodpecker golden-winged woodpecker gold-winged woodpecker greater spotted woodpecker great slaty woodpecker great spotted woodpecker

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