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Woodpecker (Noun)

Meaning

Bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • The bright red crest of the woodpecker flashed as it drummed its bill against the tree trunk.
  • In the forest, the loud call of a woodpecker echoed through the trees, startling the other birds.
  • Woodpeckers are able to excavate insects from deep within tree bark with their strong, chisel-like bills.
  • A pair of woodpeckers had made their nest in a hollowed-out branch of a tall oak tree.
  • As the woodpecker climbed up the trunk, its stiff tail feathers provided a vital balance to prevent it from falling.

Synonyms

  • Peckerwood
  • Pecker

Hyponyms

  • Ivory-billed Woodpecker
  • Picus Viridis
  • Campephilus Principalis
  • Redhead
  • Melanerpes Erythrocephalus
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