单词 | acorn woodpecker |
释义 | > as lemmasacorn woodpecker acorn woodpecker n. U.S. a woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorous, of western and south-western North America, which is known for its habit of storing acorns in holes in trees, and the male of which has black and white plumage with a distinctive red cap. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Picidae > member of genus Melanerpes swallow-woodpecker1837 saguaro woodpecker1856 acorn woodpeckera1899 a1899 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (1903) II. iii. 595 M. formicivorus. Ant-eating Woodpecker. Arizona Acorn Woodpecker. 1963 Redlands (Calif.) Daily Facts 20 Mar. 6/3 The reason the acorn woodpecker stores these acorns is not known. 2003 Nature Conservancy Spring 8/1 Mexican jays and acorn woodpeckers squawk and swoop through the sycamore trees that line the tiny creek. < as lemmas |
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