woodpecker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: wo͝odʹpĕkər
ipa: /ˈwʊdpɛkə/
enpr: wo͝odʹpĕ'kər
ipa: /ˈwʊdˌpɛkɚ/
Forms: form: woodpeckers
Etymology: From wood + pecker. Compare Middle English wod spek (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodehake (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodewale (“woodpecker”). Displaced speight.
Senses: examples: text: On its summit towered aloft the fir tree which has often been referred to, like a mighty mast, full of woodpeckers' holes.
ref: 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 89:
text: His skin was scarlet like the head of the green woodpecker.
ref: 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 19:
text: An adult female of this rare woodpecker was taken at 6,000 feet in April 1925 near Chingchuan in the forests of northern Szechuan.
ref: 1928 August, Outram Bangs, James L. Peters, “Birds Collected by Dr. Joseph F. Rock in Western Kansu and Eastern Tibet”, in Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, volume LXVIII, number 7, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard College, →OCLC, page 333:
text: Birdwatchers would enjoy a host of sparrows, a herd of swans, a descent of woodpeckers, a herd of wrens, and mutation of thrushes.
ref: 1984, Virginia Wildlife, volume 45, Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries:
glosses: Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.
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Synonyms: speight
spight
Hypernyms: picid
Hyponyms: taxonomic: Melanerpes formicivorus
word: acorn woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendropicos goertae
word: African grey woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryocopus hodgei
word: Andaman woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocoptes dorae
word: Arabian woodpecker
taxonomic: Mulleripicus fulvus
word: ashy woodpecker
taxonomic: Gecinulus viridis
word: bamboo woodpecker
word: banded woodpecker
taxonomic: Chrysophlegma miniaceum
word: banded red woodpecker
english: Dendrocopus minor
translation: Dendrocopus minor
word: barred woodpecker
taxonomic: Blythipicus pyrrhotis
word: bay woodpecker
taxonomic: Chloropicus namaquus
word: bearded woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes pulcher
word: beautiful woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera bennettii
word: Bennett's woodpecker
taxonomic: Picoides arcticus
word: black-backed woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes pucherani
word: black-cheeked woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus erythropygius
word: black-headed woodpecker
taxonomic: Colaptes atricollis
word: black-necked woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryocopus martius
word: black woodpecker
taxonomic: Celeus flavescens
word: blond-crested woodpecker
taxonomic: Colaptes aeruginosus
word: bronze-winged woodpecker
word: brown-capped pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus nanus
word: brown-capped woodpecker
alt: Pardipicus caroli
word: brown-eared woodpecker
alt: Pardipicus nivosus
word: buff-spotted woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryobates scalaris cactophilus
word: cactus woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes formicivorus.
word: California woodpecker
word: cardinal woodpecker
word: checkered woodpecker
word: chestnut-colored woodpecker
word: chestnut woodpecker
word: cinnamon woodpecker
word: cream-backed woodpecker
word: crimson-bellied woodpecker
word: crimson-breasted woodpecker
taxonomic: Campephilus melanoleucos
word: crimson-crested woodpecker
taxonomic: Colaptes rivolii
word: crimson-mantled woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryobates cathpharius
word: crimson-naped woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus puniceus
word: crimson-winged woodpecker
word: Cuban green woodpecker
word: Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker
word: Darjeeling woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryobates pubescens
word: downy woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendropicos elliotii
word: Elliot's woodpecker
taxonomic: Picoides tridactylus
word: Eurasian three-toed woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus viridis
word: European green woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera punctuligera
word: fine-spotted woodpecker
word: fire-bellied woodpecker
word: flicker
word: fulvous-breasted woodpecker
word: Gabon woodpecker
word: Gila woodpecker
word: golden-breasted woodpecker
word: golden-fronted woodpecker
word: golden-green woodpecker
word: golden-olive woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera abingoni
word: golden-tailed woodpecker
word: golden-winged woodpecker
word: gold-winged woodpecker
word: greater spotted woodpecker
taxonomic: Mulleripicus pulverulentus
word: great slaty woodpecker
word: great spotted woodpecker
word: green-barred woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus viridis
word: green woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus canicapillus
word: grey-capped pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Colaptes auricularis
word: grey-crowned woodpecker
word: grey-headed woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus canus
word: grey-faced woodpecker
taxonomic: Geocolaptes olivaceus
word: ground woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes herminieri
word: Guadeloupe woodpecker
taxonomic: Leuconotopicus villosus
word: hairy woodpecker
taxonomic: Celeus galeatus
word: helmeted woodpecker
taxonomic: Campephilus imperialis
word: imperial woodpecker
taxonomic: Campephilus principalis
word: ivory-billed woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus awokera
word: Japanese green woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus kizuki
word: Japanese pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus awokera
word: Japanese woodpecker
word: Kaempfer's woodpecker
word: ladder-backed woodpecker
word: lesser spotted woodpecker
word: Levaillant's woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes lewis
word: Lewis's woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryocopus lineatus
word: lineated woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendropicos elachus
word: little grey woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera cailliautii
word: little spotted woodpecker
taxonomic: Campephilus magellanicus
word: Magellanic woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendropicos lugubris
word: melancholy woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocoptes medius
word: middle spotted woodpecker
word: Mombasa woodpecker
word: mountain grey woodpecker
word: northern flicker
word: northern sooty-woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera nubica
word: Nubian woodpecker
word: Nuttall's woodpecker
word: ochre-backed woodpecker
word: Okinawa woodpecker
word: olive-backed woodpecker
word: olive woodpecker
word: orange-backed woodpecker
word: pale-billed woodpecker
word: pale-crested woodpecker
word: pale-headed woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus maculatus
word: Philippine pygmy woodpecker
word: Philippine woodpecker
word: Piaui woodpecker
word: pied woodpecker
word: pied yellow-fronted woodpecker
word: pigeon woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryocopus pileatus
word: pileated woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes portoricensis
word: Puerto Rican woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus spp.
word: pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes carolinus
word: red-bellied woodpecker
word: redbelly
taxonomic: Leuconotopicus borealis
word: red-cockaded woodpecker
word: red-collared woodpecker
word: red-crowned woodpecker
word: redhead
word: red-headed woodpecker
taxonomic: Campephilus rubricollis
word: red-necked woodpecker
taxonomic: Veniliornis kirkii
word: red-rumped woodpecker
taxonomic: Veniliornis affinis
word: red-stained woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes pygmaeus
word: red-vented woodpecker
word: ringed woodpecker
word: robust woodpecker
word: rufous-bellied woodpecker
word: rufous-headed woodpecker
word: rufous woodpecker
word: Russian woodpecker
word: sapsucker
taxonomic: Dendrocoptes dorae
word: Sarat woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus squamatus
word: scaly-bellied woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryobates cathpharius
word: scarlet-breasted woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocopos assimilis
word: Sind woodpecker
taxonomic: Leuconotopicus fumigatus
word: smoky-brown woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera scriptoricauda
word: speckle-throated woodpecker
word: spotted woodpecker
word: streak-throated woodpecker
word: Strickland's woodpecker
word: stripe-breasted woodpecker
word: striped woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus temminckii
word: Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus ramsayi
word: Sulu pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus moluccensis
word: Sunda pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocopos syriacus
word: Syrian woodpecker
taxonomic: Picoides spp.
word: three-toed woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryocopus javensis richardsi
word: Tristram's woodpecker
taxonomic: Picinae spp.
word: true woodpecker
word: waved woodpecker
word: West indian woodpecker
word: white-backed woodpecker
word: white-bellied woodpecker
word: white-headed woodpecker
taxonomic: Chrysocolaptes festivus
word: white-naped woodpecker
word: white-spotted woodpecker
word: white-throated woodpecker
word: white woodpecker
word: yellow-bellied sapsucker
word: yellow-bellied woodpecker
word: yellowbelly
word: yellow-crested woodpecker
word: yellow-eared woodpecker
word: yellow-fronted woodpecker
word: yellow-throated woodpecker
word: yellow-tufted woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes pygmaeus
word: Yucatan woodpecker
Derived terms: taxonomic: Melanerpes formicivorus
word: acorn woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendropicos goertae
word: African grey woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryocopus hodgei
word: Andaman woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocoptes dorae
word: Arabian woodpecker
taxonomic: Mulleripicus fulvus
word: ashy woodpecker
taxonomic: Gecinulus viridis
word: bamboo woodpecker
word: banded woodpecker
taxonomic: Chrysophlegma miniaceum
word: banded red woodpecker
english: Dendrocopus minor
translation: Dendrocopus minor
word: barred woodpecker
taxonomic: Blythipicus pyrrhotis
word: bay woodpecker
taxonomic: Chloropicus namaquus
word: bearded woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes pulcher
word: beautiful woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera bennettii
word: Bennett's woodpecker
taxonomic: Picoides arcticus
word: black-backed woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes pucherani
word: black-cheeked woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus erythropygius
word: black-headed woodpecker
taxonomic: Colaptes atricollis
word: black-necked woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryocopus martius
word: black woodpecker
taxonomic: Celeus flavescens
word: blond-crested woodpecker
taxonomic: Colaptes aeruginosus
word: bronze-winged woodpecker
word: brown-capped pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus nanus
word: brown-capped woodpecker
alt: Pardipicus caroli
word: brown-eared woodpecker
alt: Pardipicus nivosus
word: buff-spotted woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryobates scalaris cactophilus
word: cactus woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes formicivorus.
word: California woodpecker
word: cardinal woodpecker
word: checkered woodpecker
word: chestnut-colored woodpecker
word: chestnut woodpecker
word: cinnamon woodpecker
word: cream-backed woodpecker
word: crimson-bellied woodpecker
word: crimson-breasted woodpecker
taxonomic: Campephilus melanoleucos
word: crimson-crested woodpecker
taxonomic: Colaptes rivolii
word: crimson-mantled woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryobates cathpharius
word: crimson-naped woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus puniceus
word: crimson-winged woodpecker
word: Cuban green woodpecker
word: Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker
word: Darjeeling woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryobates pubescens
word: downy woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendropicos elliotii
word: Elliot's woodpecker
taxonomic: Picoides tridactylus
word: Eurasian three-toed woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus viridis
word: European green woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera punctuligera
word: fine-spotted woodpecker
word: fire-bellied woodpecker
word: fulvous-breasted woodpecker
word: Gabon woodpecker
word: Gila woodpecker
word: golden-breasted woodpecker
word: golden-fronted woodpecker
word: golden-green woodpecker
word: golden-olive woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera abingoni
word: golden-tailed woodpecker
word: golden-winged woodpecker
word: gold-winged woodpecker
word: greater spotted woodpecker
taxonomic: Mulleripicus pulverulentus
word: great slaty woodpecker
word: great spotted woodpecker
word: green-barred woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus viridis
word: green woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus canicapillus
word: grey-capped pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Colaptes auricularis
word: grey-crowned woodpecker
word: grey-headed woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus canus
word: grey-faced woodpecker
taxonomic: Geocolaptes olivaceus
word: ground woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes herminieri
word: Guadeloupe woodpecker
taxonomic: Leuconotopicus villosus
word: hairy woodpecker
taxonomic: Celeus galeatus
word: helmeted woodpecker
taxonomic: Campephilus imperialis
word: imperial woodpecker
taxonomic: Campephilus principalis
word: ivory-billed woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus awokera
word: Japanese green woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus kizuki
word: Japanese pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus awokera
word: Japanese woodpecker
word: Kaempfer's woodpecker
word: ladder-backed woodpecker
word: lesser spotted woodpecker
word: Levaillant's woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes lewis
word: Lewis's woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryocopus lineatus
word: lineated woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendropicos elachus
word: little grey woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera cailliautii
word: little spotted woodpecker
taxonomic: Campephilus magellanicus
word: Magellanic woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendropicos lugubris
word: melancholy woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocoptes medius
word: middle spotted woodpecker
word: Mombasa woodpecker
word: mountain grey woodpecker
word: northern sooty-woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera nubica
word: Nubian woodpecker
word: Nuttall's woodpecker
word: ochre-backed woodpecker
word: Okinawa woodpecker
word: olive-backed woodpecker
word: olive woodpecker
word: orange-backed woodpecker
word: pale-billed woodpecker
word: pale-crested woodpecker
word: pale-headed woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus maculatus
word: Philippine pygmy woodpecker
word: Philippine woodpecker
word: Piaui woodpecker
word: pied woodpecker
word: pied yellow-fronted woodpecker
word: pigeon woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryocopus pileatus
word: pileated woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes portoricensis
word: Puerto Rican woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus spp.
word: pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes carolinus
word: red-bellied woodpecker
taxonomic: Leuconotopicus borealis
word: red-cockaded woodpecker
word: red-collared woodpecker
word: red-crowned woodpecker
word: red-headed woodpecker
taxonomic: Campephilus rubricollis
word: red-necked woodpecker
taxonomic: Veniliornis kirkii
word: red-rumped woodpecker
taxonomic: Veniliornis affinis
word: red-stained woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes pygmaeus
word: red-vented woodpecker
word: ringed woodpecker
word: robust woodpecker
word: rufous-bellied woodpecker
word: rufous-headed woodpecker
word: rufous woodpecker
word: Russian woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocoptes dorae
word: Sarat woodpecker
taxonomic: Picus squamatus
word: scaly-bellied woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryobates cathpharius
word: scarlet-breasted woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocopos assimilis
word: Sind woodpecker
taxonomic: Leuconotopicus fumigatus
word: smoky-brown woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera scriptoricauda
word: speckle-throated woodpecker
word: spotted woodpecker
word: streak-throated woodpecker
word: Strickland's woodpecker
word: stripe-breasted woodpecker
word: striped woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus temminckii
word: Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus ramsayi
word: Sulu pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus moluccensis
word: Sunda pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocopos syriacus
word: Syrian woodpecker
taxonomic: Picoides spp.
word: three-toed woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryocopus javensis richardsi
word: Tristram's woodpecker
taxonomic: Picinae spp.
word: true woodpecker
word: waved woodpecker
word: West indian woodpecker
word: white-backed woodpecker
word: white-bellied woodpecker
word: white-headed woodpecker
taxonomic: Chrysocolaptes festivus
word: white-naped woodpecker
word: white-spotted woodpecker
word: white-throated woodpecker
word: white woodpecker
word: woodpeckerlike
word: yellow-bellied woodpecker
word: yellow-crested woodpecker
word: yellow-eared woodpecker
word: yellow-fronted woodpecker
word: yellow-throated woodpecker
word: yellow-tufted woodpecker
taxonomic: Melanerpes pygmaeus
word: Yucatan woodpecker