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Noun: woodpecker  'wûd,pe-ku(r)
  1. Bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
    "The woodpecker's rhythmic tapping echoed through the forest";
    - peckerwood [US], pecker

Derived forms: woodpeckers

Type of: piciform bird

Part of: family Picidae, Picidae

Encyclopedia: Woodpecker