red-headed woodpecker

English

Noun

red-headed woodpecker (plural red-headed woodpeckers)

  1. 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

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