Definition of woodpecker Woodpecker
/wʊˈdpɛˌkɚ/ - [wudpeker] - wood•peck•er
We found 5 definitions of woodpecker from 5 different sources.
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What does woodpecker mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: woodpeckers |
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| woodpecker - bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects | ||
| peckerwood, pecker | ||
| piciform bird any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood | ||
| family picidae, picidae woodpeckers | ||
| green woodpecker, picus viridis woodpecker of Europe and western Asia | ||
| downy woodpecker small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill | ||
| flicker North American woodpecker | ||
| campephilus principalis, ivory-billed woodpecker, ivorybill large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct | ||
| melanerpes erythrocephalus, redheaded woodpecker, redhead black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck | ||
| sapsucker small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees | ||
| wryneck Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- woodpecker (n.)
Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidae.
Wikipedia 
- The woodpecker is a type of bird. It is from the "Picus, Dendrolopus" family. They are wood-boring birds that are strong flyers and have long tongues. They use their strong bills to make holes in trees for homes. They also make holes when they look for food.
Part of speech
🔤- woodpecker, noun, singular of woodpeckers.
