pileated woodpecker
/ˈpʌɪlɪeɪtɪd
/noun
A large North American woodpecker with mainly black plumage and a red cap and crest.
- Dryocopus pileatus, family Picidae.
- After contemplating the hard life of the hard-rock miner, take a hike on the Eureka Peak Loop Trail, where we spotted a Sierra aviary of birds, including pileated woodpeckers and calliope hummingbirds.
- In the woods, a variety of large and small animals and birds are attracted to red maple, including deer, elk, screech owls, moose and pileated woodpeckers.
Origin
Late 18th century: pileated from Latin pileatus 'capped', from pileus 'felt cap'.
- ringneck
- ring-neck dove
- ring-neck duck
- ring-necked
- ring-necked dove
- ring-necked duck
- ring-necked parakeet
- ring-necked parrot
- ring-necked pheasant
- ring-necked plover
- ring-necked snake
- ring-neck parakeet
- ring-neck parrot
- ring-neck pheasant
- ring-neck snake
- ring net
- ring-netter
- ringoal
- ringocandy
- ring off
- Ring of Fire
- ring off the hook
- ring-oiled
- ring oiler
- ring opener