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Picoid
(gcide) | Picoid \Pi"coid\, a. [Picus + -oid.] (Zool.)
Like or pertaining to the Pici.
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Picoides Americanus
(gcide) | Woodpecker \Wood"peck`er\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to
Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidae.
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Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at
the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike
bill with which they are able to drill holes in the
bark and wood of trees in search of insect larvae upon
which most of the species feed. A few species feed
partly upon the sap of trees (see Sap sucker, under
Sap), others spend a portion of their time on the
ground in search of ants and other insects.
[1913 Webster] The most common European species are the
greater spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), the
lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor), and
the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see Yaffle).
[1913 Webster] The best-known American species are the
pileated woodpecker (see under Pileated), the
ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis),
which is one of the largest known species, the
red-headed woodpecker, or red-head ({Melanerpes
erythrocephalus}), the red-bellied woodpecker
(Melanerpes Carolinus) (see Chab), the superciliary
woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris), the hairy
woodpecker (Dryobates villosus), the downy woodpecker
(Dryobates pubescens), the three-toed, woodpecker
(Picoides Americanus), the golden-winged woodpecker
(see Flicker), and the sap suckers. See also
Carpintero.
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Woodpecker hornbill (Zool.), a black and white Asiatic
hornbill (Buceros pica) which resembles a woodpecker in
color.
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Picoides pubescens
(gcide) | Downy woodpecker \Down"y wood"peck*er\ (-[y^]), n. (Zool.)
A small black and white ladder-backed woodpecker ({Picoides
pubescens}) of Central and Eastern U. S. and Canada. It
strongly resembles the hairy woodpecker, but is smaller (6
1/2"), compared with about 9-1/2" for the hairy. It is common
in suburban backyards.
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genus picoides
(wn) | genus Picoides
n 1: a genus of Picidae [syn: Picoides, genus Picoides] |
picoides
(wn) | Picoides
n 1: a genus of Picidae [syn: Picoides, genus Picoides] |
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