red-bellied woodpecker

English

Noun

red-bellied woodpecker (plural red-bellied woodpeckers)

  2. A species of woodpecker with a rosy-red belly and also a ruby-red patch on its head, Melanerpes carolinus; an individual of this species.
    Synonym: redbelly (informal)
    Hypernyms: woodpecker < bird < animal < creature
    Coordinate terms: red-headed woodpecker (not to be confused), redhead, red-cockaded woodpecker (not to be confused), yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellowbelly; see many others

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