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woodpecker
n.
type of bird with a hard bill for boring into trees
Woodpecker
The
woodpeckers are part of the
Picidae family, a group of
near-passerine birds that also consist of
piculets,
wrynecks, and
sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for
Australia,
New Guinea,
New Zealand,
Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions. Most species live in
forests or
woodland habitats, although a few species are known to live in treeless areas, such as rocky hillsides and deserts.
woodpecker
Noun
1. bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
(synonym) peckerwood, pecker
(hypernym) piciform bird
(hyponym) green woodpecker, Picus viridis
(member-holonym) Picidae, family Picidae
woodpecker
Rzecz.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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