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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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Nearby words

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

Origin of yellow-bellied sapsucker

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019