redheaded woodpecker

Other forms: redheaded woodpeckers

Definitions of redheaded woodpecker
  1. noun
    black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck
    synonyms: Melanerpes erythrocephalus, redhead
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    type of:
    pecker, peckerwood, woodpecker
    bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
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