Meanings
nounLewis's woodpecker (plural Lewis's woodpeckers)
plural Lewis's woodpeckers
- A large woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), of temperate western North America.
Origin
Named by Alexander Wilson (ornithologist) after the explorer Meriwether Lewis, who first described the species.
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Lewis's woodpecker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lewis's%20woodpecker
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