red-headed woodpecker
English
Noun
red-headed woodpecker (plural red-headed woodpeckers)
- A species of woodpecker with a crimson-red head, Melanerpes erythrocephalus; an individual of this species.
- Synonym: redhead (informal)
- Hypernyms: woodpecker < bird < animal < creature
- Coordinate terms: red-bellied woodpecker (not to be confused), redbelly, red-cockaded woodpecker (not to be confused), yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellowbelly; see many others
See also
- erythrocephalus (Latin)