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red-cockaded woodpecker

red-cockaded woodpecker noun: leuconotopicus borealis, a woodpecker of southeastern North America.

red-cockaded woodpecker: leuconotopicus borealis, a woodpecker of southeastern North America
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Noun

red-cockaded woodpecker (plural red-cockaded woodpeckers)

  1. Leuconotopicus borealis, a woodpecker of southeastern North America.

Forms of red-cockaded woodpecker

pluralred-cockaded woodpeckers

Origin of red-cockaded woodpecker

The male has a small red streak on each side of its black cap called a cockade.

Questions about red-cockaded woodpecker

What does red-cockaded woodpecker mean?
Red-cockaded woodpecker means leuconotopicus borealis, a woodpecker of southeastern North America.
What part of speech is red-cockaded woodpecker?
Red-cockaded woodpecker is a noun.
What is the plural of red-cockaded woodpecker?
The plural of red-cockaded woodpecker is red-cockaded woodpeckers.

Words near red-cockaded woodpecker in the dictionary

  1. red-carpetful
  2. red-chested cuckoo
  3. red-chested cuckoos
  4. red-coat
  5. red-coats
  6. red-cockaded woodpecker
  7. red-cockaded woodpeckers
  8. red-collared lorikeet
  9. red-collared lorikeets
  10. red-collared widowbird
  11. red-collared widowbirds

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