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red-headed woodpecker

red-headed woodpecker noun: a species of woodpecker with a crimson-red head, Melanerpes erythrocephalus; an individual of this species.

red-headed woodpecker: a species of woodpecker with a crimson-red head, Melanerpes erythrocephalus; an individual of this...
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Noun

red-headed woodpecker (plural red-headed woodpeckers)

  1. A species of woodpecker with a crimson-red head, Melanerpes erythrocephalus; an individual of this species.
    Synonyms:
    redhead

Synonyms of red-headed woodpecker

Forms of red-headed woodpecker

pluralred-headed woodpeckers

Questions about red-headed woodpecker

What does red-headed woodpecker mean?
Red-headed woodpecker means a species of woodpecker with a crimson-red head, Melanerpes erythrocephalus; an individual of this species.
What part of speech is red-headed woodpecker?
Red-headed woodpecker is a noun.
What is the plural of red-headed woodpecker?
The plural of red-headed woodpecker is red-headed woodpeckers.

Words near red-headed woodpecker in the dictionary

  1. red-headed slut
  2. red-headed stepchild
  3. red-headed stepchildren
  4. red-headed vulture
  5. red-headed vultures
  6. red-headed woodpecker
  7. red-headed woodpeckers
  8. red-hot
  9. red-hot minute
  10. red-hot minutes
  11. red-hot poker

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