yellow-bellied sapsucker
noun
a woodpecker, Sphyrapicus varius, of eastern North America, having a red patch on the forehead and black and white plumage with a pale-yellow abdomen, and feeding on sap from trees.
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In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.
Origin of yellow-bellied sapsucker
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Words nearby yellow-bellied sapsucker
yellow streak, yellow underwing, yellow warbler, yellow water lily, yellow-bellied, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-belly, yellow-billed cuckoo, yellow-billed magpie, yellow-breasted chat, yellow-crowned night heron
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