woodpecker

CEFRB1

/ˈwʊdpɛkə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A bird that taps tree trunks with its hard bill.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A Type 92 heavy machine gun.

Examples

  • The woodpecker is pecking the tree trunk vigorously.

  • The woodpecker is feeding its mate.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwʊdˌpɛkɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.

More examples

In context

  • I hear a woodpecker.

  • His skin was scarlet like the head of the green woodpecker.

  • On its summit towered aloft the fir tree which has often been referred to, like a mighty mast, full of woodpeckers' holes.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The small blank drilled into the tree trunk for hidden insects to eat.

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Origin

noun

From wood + pecker. Compare Middle English wod spek (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodehake (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodewale (“woodpecker”). Displaced speight.