- genus Sphyrapicus
- nouna genus of Picidae• Syn: ↑Sphyrapicus• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Picidae, ↑family Picidae• Member Meronyms: ↑sapsucker
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genus Sphyrapicus
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Sphyrapicus — noun a genus of Picidae • Syn: ↑genus Sphyrapicus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Picidae, ↑family Picidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Picinae — Taxobox name = Woodpeckers image caption = Hispaniolan Woodpecker regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Piciformes familia = Picidae subfamilia = Picinae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Several, see text.Woodpeckers… … Wikipedia
Sapsucker — Sapsuckers Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Williamson's Sapsucker — Taxobox name = Williamson s Sapsucker status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = image caption = male (left), female (right) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Piciformes familia = Picidae genus = Sphyrapicus species … Wikipedia
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker — Taxobox name = Yellow bellied Sapsucker status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2007|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47306|title=Sphyrapicus varius|downloaded=31 July 2007 Database entry includes justification for why… … Wikipedia
piciform — [pi′sə fôrm΄] adj. of, or having the nature of, an order (Piciformes) of birds, including woodpeckers and toucans, having two front and two hind toes for clinging to vertical surfaces * * * ▪ bird Introduction any member of the group of birds… … Universalium
Picidae — noun woodpeckers • Syn: ↑family Picidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Piciformes, ↑order Piciformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Picidae — noun woodpeckers • Syn: ↑Picidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Piciformes, ↑order Piciformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sapsucker — /sap suk euhr/, n. any of several American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in maple, apple, hemlock, etc., drinking the sap and eating the insects that gather there. Cf. yellow bellied sapsucker. [1795 1805, Amer.; SAP1 +… … Universalium
