- sapsucker
- noun Date: 1805 any of a genus (Sphyrapicus) of North American woodpeckers that drill holes in trees in order to obtain sap and insects for food
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sapsucker — ☆ sapsucker [sap′suk΄ər ] n. any of a genus (Sphyrapicus) of American woodpeckers that often drill holes in trees for the sap and the insects the sap attracts … English World dictionary
Sapsucker — Sapsuckers Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
sapsucker — /sap suk euhr/, n. any of several American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in maple, apple, hemlock, etc., drinking the sap and eating the insects that gather there. Cf. yellow bellied sapsucker. [1795 1805, Amer.; SAP1 +… … Universalium
sapsucker — noun small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees • Hypernyms: ↑woodpecker, ↑peckerwood, ↑pecker • Hyponyms: ↑yellow bellied sapsucker, ↑Sphyrapicus varius, ↑red breasted sapsucker, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sapsucker — sulčiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Sphyrapicus angl. sapsucker vok. Saftlecker, m rus. дятел сосун, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tamsianugariai geniai siauresnis terminas – geltonpilvis sulčius siauresnis terminas… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
sapsucker — noun /ˈsæpˌsʌkər/ a) a type of woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus Sphyrapicus) that feeds mainly on the sap of trees b) Any woodpecker that punctures the bark of trees and feeds upon the sap … Wiktionary
sapsucker — n. variety of North American woodpecker that creates holes in trees in order to feed on sap and insects (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
sapsucker — noun an American woodpecker that pecks rows of small holes in trees and visits them for sap and insects. [Sphyrapicus: four species.] … English new terms dictionary
sapsucker — sap•suck•er [[t]ˈsæpˌsʌk ər[/t]] n. orn any of several North American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in trees for sap and to catch insects attracted by sap • Etymology: 1795–1805, amer … From formal English to slang
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker — Taxobox name = Yellow bellied Sapsucker status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2007|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47306|title=Sphyrapicus varius|downloaded=31 July 2007 Database entry includes justification for why… … Wikipedia
