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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pileate \pi"leate\, pileated \pi"lea`ted\, a. l. pileatus,
fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.
1. having the form of a cap for the head.
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2. zool. having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top
of the head.
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pileated woodpecker zool., a large american woodpecker
ceophloeus pileatus. it is black, with a bright red
pointed crest. called also logcock, and woodcock.
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see also:
pileated woodpecker ceophloeus pileatus logcock woodcock
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
woodcock \wood"cock`\, n. as. wuducoc.
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1. zool. any one of several species of long-billed
limicoline birds belonging to the genera scolopax and
philohela. they are mostly nocturnal in their habits,
and are highly esteemed as game birds.
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note: the most important species are the european scolopax
rusticola and the american woodcock philohela
minor, which agree very closely in appearance and
habits.
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2. fig.: a simpleton. obs.
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if i loved you not, i would laugh at you, and see
you
run your neck into the noose, and cry, "a woodcock"
--beau. fl.
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little woodcock.
a the common american snipe.
b the european snipe.
sea woodcock fish, the bellows fish.
woodcock owl, the short-eared owl asio brachyotus.
woodcock shell, the shell of certain mollusks of the genus
murex, having a very long canal, with or without spines.
woodcock snipe. see under snipe.
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see also:
scolopax philohela scolopax rusticola philohela minor little woodcock sea woodcock fish
woodcock owl asio brachyotus woodcock shell murex woodcock snipe
snipe
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
woodcock
n : game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- [4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
woodcock, pa borough, fips 86160
location: 41.75360 n, 80.08431 w
population 1990: 148 56 housing units
area: 1.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
- [5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
woodcock, pa -- u.s. borough in pennsylvania
population 2000: 146
housing units 2000: 57
land area 2000: 0.561118 sq. miles 1.453290 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.561118 sq. miles 1.453290 sq. km
fips code: 86160
located within: pennsylvania pa, fips 42
location: 41.754726 n, 80.084569 w
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
woodcock, pa
woodcock
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