woodpeckernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwʊdˌpek.ər/us/ˈwʊdˌpek.ɚ/a bird that uses its strong beak to make holes in tree trunks in order to find insects to eat
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Other wild birds
- bird of paradise
- blackbird
- blue tit
- bluebird
- bluejay
- honeyeater
- house martin
- house sparrow
- hummingbird
- Indian mynah
- martin
- mockingbird
- mynah
- nightingale
- oriole
- squab
- starling
- swift
- toucan
- turtle dove
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Examples from literature
- After 2004, people hurried to the location where Sparling had seen the woodpecker.