piculet

American

[pik-yuh-lit] / ˈpɪk jə lɪt /

noun

any of numerous small, tropical woodpeckers, chiefly of the genus Picumnus, that lack stiffened shafts in the tail feathers.

Etymology

Origin of piculet

1840–50; < Latin pīcu ( s ) woodpecker + -let

Example Sentences

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The piculet was common in the secondary undergrowth near the Cocoa Research Station, and was taken once in the primary forest.

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.

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