Found 3 hits - Term: dendrocopus minor, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tapper \tap"per\, n. zool.
the lesser spotted woodpecker dendrocopus minor; --
called also tapperer, tabberer, little wood pie,
barred woodpecker, wood tapper, hickwall, and pump
borer. prov. eng.
1913 webster
see also:
dendrocopus minor tapperer tabberer little wood pie barred woodpecker wood tapper
hickwall pump borer
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
woodpecker hornbill zool., a black and white asiatic
hornbill buceros pica which resembles a woodpecker in
color.
1913 webster
see also:
picus picidae sap sucker sap dendrocopus major dendrocopus minor
yaffle pileated campephilus principalis melanerpes erythrocephalus melanerpes carolinus
chab melanerpes superciliaris dryobates villosus dryobates pubescens picoides americanus
flicker carpintero woodpecker hornbill buceros pica
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hickwall \hick"wall`\, hickway \hick"way`\, n. oe., also
hyghwhele, highawe.
the lesser spotted woodpecker dendrocopus minor of
europe. prov. eng.
1913 webster
see also:
dendrocopus minor
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