- downy woodpecker
- noun Date: 1808 a small black-and-white woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) of North America that has a white back and is smaller than the hairy woodpecker
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Downy Woodpecker — Male Conservation status … Wikipedia
Downy woodpecker — Down y wood peck*er ( [y^]), n. (Zool.) A small black and white ladder backed woodpecker ({Picoides pubescens}) of Central and Eastern U. S. and Canada. It strongly resembles the hairy woodpecker, but is smaller (6 1/2 ), compared with about 9… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
downy woodpecker — n. a small, black and white North American woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) … English World dictionary
downy woodpecker — pūkuotasis genys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Dendrocopos pubescens; Picoides pubescens angl. downy woodpecker vok. Dunenspecht, m rus. пушистый дятел, m pranc. pic mineur, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dėmėtieji… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
downy woodpecker — noun small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill • Hypernyms: ↑woodpecker, ↑peckerwood, ↑pecker … Useful english dictionary
downy woodpecker — a small, North American woodpecker, Picoides pubescens, having black and white plumage. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
downy woodpecker — down′y wood′pecker n. orn a small black and white North American woodpecker, Picoides pubescens: males have a red head patch • Etymology: 1800–10, amer … From formal English to slang
Woodpecker — Wood peck er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to {Picus} and many allied genera of the family {Picid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at the tip to aid in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Woodpecker hornbill — Woodpecker Wood peck er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to {Picus} and many allied genera of the family {Picid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at the tip to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
woodpecker — /wood pek euhr/, n. any of numerous climbing birds of the family Picidae, having a hard, chisellike bill that it hammers repeatedly into wood in search of insects, stiff tail feathers to assist in climbing, and usually more or less boldly… … Universalium
