family Picidae

Thesaurus

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family Picidae - woodpeckers Picidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsorder Piciformes, Piciformes - woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucanspeckerwood, woodpecker, pecker - bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insectsgenus Picus, Picus - type genus of Picidaegenus Picoides, Picoides - a genus of PicidaeColaptes, genus Colaptes - a genus of PicidaeCampephilus, genus Campephilus - a genus of Picidaegenus Melanerpes, Melanerpes - a genus of Picidaegenus Sphyrapicus, Sphyrapicus - a genus of Picidaegenus Jynx, Jynx - wrynecksgenus Picumnus, Picumnus - a genus of Picidae