pileated woodpecker

pileated woodpecker
noun Date: 1782 a large red-crested North American woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) that is black with white on the face, neck, and undersides of the wings

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pileated Woodpecker — Male in a tree Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • pileated woodpecker — ☆ pileated woodpecker n. a large North American woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) with a black and white body and a red crest …   English World dictionary

  • Pileated woodpecker — Pileate Pi le*ate, Pileated Pi le*a ted, a. [L. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.] 1. Having the form of a cap for the head. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head. [1913 Webster] {Pileated …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pileated woodpecker — kuoduotoji meleta statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Dryocopus pileatus; Hylatomus pileatus angl. pileated woodpecker vok. Helmspecht, m rus. хохлатая желна, f pranc. grand pic, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – meletos …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • pileated woodpecker — [ pʌɪlɪeɪtɪd] noun a large black and white North American woodpecker with a red cap and crest. [Dryocopus pileatus.] Origin C18: pileated from L. pileatus capped , from pileus felt cap …   English new terms dictionary

  • pileated woodpecker — a large, black and white American woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, having a prominent red crest. [1775 85, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • pileated woodpecker — noun A large woodpecker native to North America, Dryocopus pileatus …   Wiktionary

  • pileated woodpecker — pi′leated wood′pecker n. orn a large, black and white North American woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, having a prominent red crest …   From formal English to slang

  • pileated woodpecker — /pɪlieɪtəd ˈwʊdpɛkə/ (say pileeaytuhd woodpekuh) noun a large black and white North American woodpecker, Ceophloeus pileatus, with prominent red crest …  

  • pileated woodpecker — noun : a No. American woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) that is black with a red crest and white on the wings and sides of the neck and that inhabits dense forests …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”