Phrase guide

northern flicker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, gawker bird

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flicker[Appendix:Glossary, woodpecker, bird, animal, creature

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: tseneł — Colaptes auratus
  • Dutch: gouden grondspecht — Colaptes auratus
  • Finnish: kultatikka — Colaptes auratus
  • French: pic flamboyant — Colaptes auratus
  • German: Goldspecht — Colaptes auratus
  • Hungarian: aranyküllő — Colaptes auratus
  • Klamath-Modoc: c'ews — Colaptes auratus
  • Polish: dzięcioł różowoszyi — Colaptes auratus
  • Russian: золото́й шилоклю́вый дя́тел (zolotój šilokljúvyj djátel) — Colaptes auratus
  • Spanish: carpintero escapulario — Colaptes auratus
  • Spanish: carpintero de pechera — Colaptes auratus
  • Unami: ulikwën — Colaptes auratus