hairy woodpecker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hairy woodpecker
An Americanism dating back to 1720–30
Example Sentences
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He points out a hairy woodpecker pounding away at a snag.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023
A photo caption that accompanied an image with the article misidentified a downy woodpecker as a hairy woodpecker, and a group of bright yellow finches or vireos was referred to only as “birds.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023
The downy woodpecker uses its bill to search for food on small twigs and branches while the hairy woodpecker is most often observed searching for food on tree trunks.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Four birds have been elusive: the hairy woodpecker, bank swallow, cliff swallow and northern rough-winged swallow.
From Washington Times • Mar. 19, 2016
Sometimes the hairy woodpecker, a much larger bird, routs Downy out and wrecks his house.
From The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers by Burroughs, John
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