单词 | northern flicker |
释义 | > as lemmasnorthern flicker northern flicker n. a partly migratory woodpecker, Colaptes auratus, which has chiefly brown plumage with black markings, and is found in North and Central America.The northern flicker includes nine subspecies which were formerly regarded as separate species. ΚΠ 1898 Auk 15 177 Colaptes auratus luteus, subsp. nov. Northern Flicker. 1953 DuBois (Pa.) Courier-Express 26 Dec. 4/2 These [larger birds] were northern flickers, who have elected to spend the cold months hereabouts. 2015 A. Leftridge Best of Rocky Mountain National Park 71 Although northern flickers can climb trees and hammer like other woodpeckers, they prefer not to. < as lemmas |
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