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 is slightly smaller and has a smaller beak than the hairy woodpecker.
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
The next fall the downy excavated another limb in the old apple-tree, but had not got his retreat quite finished when the large hairy woodpecker appeared upon the scene.
From A Year in the Fields by Burroughs, John
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