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carpintero

carpintero noun: the acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.

Noun

carpintero (plural carpinteros)

  1. The acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.

Forms of carpintero

pluralcarpinteros

Origin of carpintero

Borrowed from Spanish carpintero (“carpenter; woodpecker”). Doublet of carpenter.

Questions about carpintero

What does carpintero mean?
Carpintero means the acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.
What part of speech is carpintero?
Carpintero is a noun.
What is the plural of carpintero?
The plural of carpintero is carpinteros.

Words near carpintero in the dictionary

  1. carpingly
  2. carpings
  3. Carpino
  4. Carpinos
  5. Carpinteria
  6. carpintero
  7. carpinteros
  8. Carpio
  9. carpipramine
  10. carpitis
  11. carplane

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