wood|peck|er

wood|peck|er
wood|peck|er «WUD PEHK uhr», noun.
a bird having a sharp, chisel-like bill for pecking holes in trees to get insects. Woodpeckers have long, sharp tongues for spearing insects, strong feet adapted for climbing tree trunks, and stiff tail feathers which serve as props. They usually have brightly colored plumage. The flicker, the redheaded woodpecker, the downy woodpecker, the hairy woodpecker, the three-toed woodpecker, and the ivory-billed woodpecker are some of the kinds of woodpeckers.

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