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noun
A woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus Sphyrapicus) that feeds mainly on the sap of trees
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any woodpecker that punctures the bark of trees and feeds upon the sap.
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noun
small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: woodpecker, peckerwood, pecker
Narrower terms: yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius, red-breasted sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius ruber
History
From sap + sucker.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
