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woodpecker Definition

wood·pecker (wo̵odpek′ər)

noun

any of a family (Picidae) of piciform birds distinguished by stiff tail feathers used for support, a strong, pointed, chisel-shaped bill used for drilling holes in bark to get insects, and a long, protrusile tongue with a spearlike tip

woodpecker Synonyms

woodpecker

n.

Types of woodpeckers include: green, spotted, red-headed, white-headed, pileated, ivory-billed, California, golden-winged, Nuttall's, hairy, downy; flicker, red-shafted flicker, log-cock, yaffle, North American sapsucker;

woodpecker Usage Examples

Possessives

  • tongue: The woodpecker's tongue is extremely long and sticky for extracting insects, such as ants, from their nest chambers and crevices.
  • nest: Current work involves the inclusion of three-dimensional casts eg, of a woodpecker's nest, within the body of the panel.

Converse of object

  • spot: Great spotted woodpeckers can be glimpsed in the canopy of mature willow and ash trees as they search for insects inside dead branches.
  • hear: We decided to start the afternoon with a search of the wood where we had heard the woodpecker earlier in the day.
  • include: A variety of woodland birds, including the great spotted woodpecker come to the feeding station in front of the windows.
  • see: We have seen a green woodpecker in the garden for the first time for more than 20 years.
  • have: The Black Hole has woodpeckers, including Lesser Spotted on occasions.
  • attract: Notice the small number of dead trees which have been left to attract woodpeckers.

Adjective modifier

  • spotted: A great spotted woodpecker was heard drumming in the tree quite close to the house on the 13th.
  • great-spotted: Red squirrel and common woodland birds, including tree creepers and great-spotted woodpeckers, visit our feeders daily.
  • ivory-billed: The ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalis baird ( CR - D ) was recorded in 1986, but may now be extinct.
  • lesser: I am told a rare lesser spotted woodpecker was seen during the year.
  • green: We have seen a green woodpecker in the garden for the first time for more than 20 years.
  • great: A great spotted woodpecker was heard drumming in the tree quite close to the house on the 13th.

Modifies a noun

  • hole: Large trees with natural breeding cavities, usually woodpecker holes, have been virtually eliminated from the plains.
  • specie: Woodpecker species abound in the riverside copses, often giving great views.
  • cider: Woodpecker Cider Woodpecker Cider, Hereford lightning, Clean and bright.
  • feeding: Within a hundred yards I tracked down the male lesser spotted woodpecker feeding in the upper branches of an oak.
  • attack: A. Timber shingles can split, detach, decompose or suffer woodpecker attack.

Noun used with modifier

  • eleven: Finally, we visit Deschutes National Forest, home to eleven woodpecker species.

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