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Noun: downy woodpecker  'daw-nee'wûd,pe-ku(r)
  1. Small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill
    "The downy woodpecker's rapid drumming echoed through the forest"

Derived forms: downy woodpeckers

Type of: pecker, peckerwood [US], woodpecker

Encyclopedia: Downy woodpecker