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northern flicker

northern flicker noun: colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.

Noun

northern flicker (plural northern flickers)

  1. Colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.
    Synonyms:
    goldenwing, yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup

Synonyms of northern flicker

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  • gawker bird

Forms of northern flicker

pluralnorthern flickers

Questions about northern flicker

What does northern flicker mean?
Northern flicker means colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.
What part of speech is northern flicker?
Northern flicker is a noun.
What is the plural of northern flicker?
The plural of northern flicker is northern flickers.

Words near northern flicker in the dictionary

  1. Northern Europeans
  2. northern eyelash boa
  3. northern eyelash boas
  4. northern firmoss
  5. northern firmosses
  6. northern flicker
  7. northern flickers
  8. northern fulmar
  9. northern fulmars
  10. northern fur seal
  11. northern fur seals

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