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red-bellied woodpecker

red-bellied woodpecker noun: any of the species Melanerpes carolinus of woodpeckers with a rosy-red belly and also a ruby-red patch on its head.

red-bellied woodpecker: any of the species Melanerpes carolinus of woodpeckers with a rosy-red belly and also a ruby-red...
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Noun

red-bellied woodpecker (plural red-bellied woodpeckers)

  1. Any of the species Melanerpes carolinus of woodpeckers with a rosy-red belly and also a ruby-red patch on its head.

Synonyms of red-bellied woodpecker

Forms of red-bellied woodpecker

pluralred-bellied woodpeckers

Questions about red-bellied woodpecker

What does red-bellied woodpecker mean?
Red-bellied woodpecker means any of the species Melanerpes carolinus of woodpeckers with a rosy-red belly and also a ruby-red patch on its head.
What part of speech is red-bellied woodpecker?
Red-bellied woodpecker is a noun.
What is the plural of red-bellied woodpecker?
The plural of red-bellied woodpecker is red-bellied woodpeckers.

Words near red-bellied woodpecker in the dictionary

  1. red-bellied black snakes
  2. red-bellied piranha
  3. red-bellied piranhas
  4. red-bellied titi
  5. red-bellied titis
  6. red-bellied woodpecker
  7. red-bellied woodpeckers
  8. red-billed
  9. red-billed chough
  10. red-billed gull
  11. red-billed gulls

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