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piculet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpɪkjʊlət/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A of the genus Picumnus and other genera of small woodpeckers in subfamily Picumninae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: woodpecker, peckerwood, pecker

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: picotet — bird in Picumnus
  • Dutch: dwergspecht — bird in Picumnus
  • German: Zwergspecht — bird in Picumnus
  • Hungarian: törpeharkály — bird in Picumnus
  • Polish: dzięciolnik — bird in Picumnus