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red-headed woodpecker
noun
- a black and white North American woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, having a red head and neck.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of red-headed woodpecker1
An Americanism dating back to 1720–30
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Example Sentences
"I shouldn't think you needed much teaching," laughed the Red-Headed Woodpecker, tapping the limb with his powerful bill.
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A friend of mine in a Southern city tells me of a red-headed woodpecker that drums upon a lightning-rod on his neighbor's house.
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The Indian replied that he was seeking an arrow lost in a shot at a red-headed woodpecker.
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A Red-headed Woodpecker, carrying a yellow butterfly, flew on a fence stake ahead of them and peeped around as they drew near.
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All the plantations and fields in this part of the country have fences, on which the red-headed woodpecker is frequently seen.
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