noun
woodpecker
WUUD-peh-kuh
noun
1
A bird with a strong, pointed beak that it uses to peck holes in tree trunks, searching for insects or making a nest.
"We could hear a woodpecker drumming on a hollow tree in the distance."
How to Use Woodpecker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tree-dwelling bird famous for hammering its beak into wood, both to find food and to signal or nest.
Word Forms
woodpeckers plural
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Etymology
A compound of "wood" and "pecker," describing its habit of pecking into wood.