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pileated woodpecker

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A large woodpecker native to North America, Dryocopus pileatus

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Cherokee: ᎨᏉᎬ (gequogv) — large North American woodpecker
  • Dutch: Noord-Amerikaanse helmspecht — large North American woodpecker
  • Finnish: amerikanpalokärki — large North American woodpecker
  • German: Helmspecht — large North American woodpecker
  • Indonesian: pelatuh jambul — large North American woodpecker
  • Korean: 도가머리딱다구리 (dogameorittakdaguri) — large North American woodpecker
  • Potawatomi: wakwe'émo — large North American woodpecker
  • Russian: хохла́тая желна́ (xoxlátaja želná) — large North American woodpecker