Meanings
noungreen woodpecker (plural green woodpeckers)
plural green woodpeckers
- Any member of the species Picus viridis of European woodpeckers.
His skin was scarlet like the head of the green woodpecker.
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 19Synonyms: green-peak, popinjay, yaffle, yarrow
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Picus viridis of European woodpeckers.
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Translations
Ancient Greek κελεός
- κελεός (keleós)Picus viridis
Basque okil berde
- okil berdePicus viridis
Bulgarian зелен кълвач
- зелен кълвач (zelen kălvač)Picus viridis
Catalan picot verd, fuster
- picot verdPicus viridis
- fusterPicus viridis
Chinese Mandarin 綠啄木鳥 /绿啄木鸟
- 綠啄木鳥 /绿啄木鸟 (lǜ zhuómùniǎo)Picus viridis
Czech žluna zelená
- žluna zelenáPicus viridis
Danish grønspætte
- grønspættePicus viridis
Dutch groene specht
- groene spechtPicus viridis
Esperanto verda pego
- verda pegoPicus viridis
Estonian roherähn meltsas
- roherähn meltsasPicus viridis
Finnish vihertikka
- vihertikkaPicus viridis
French pic vert, pivert
- pic vertPicus viridis
- pivertPicus viridis
German Grünspecht
- GrünspechtPicus viridis
Greek πρασινοτσικλιτάρα, πρασινοτσικλιτήρα
- πρασινοτσικλιτάρα (prasinotsiklitára)Picus viridis
- πρασινοτσικλιτήρα (prasinotsiklitíra)Picus viridis
Hungarian zöld küllő
- zöld küllőPicus viridis
Icelandic grænspæta
- grænspætaPicus viridis
Irish cnagaire glas
- cnagaire glasPicus viridis
Italian picchio verde
- picchio verdePicus viridis
Japanese ヨーロッパアオゲラ
- ヨーロッパアオゲラ (yōroppa aogera)Picus viridis
Latvian zaļā dzilna
- zaļā dzilnaPicus viridis
Lithuanian žalioji meleta
- žalioji meletaPicus viridis
Norwegian grønnspett
- grønnspettPicus viridis
Polish dzięcioł zielony
- dzięcioł zielonyPicus viridis
Portuguese peto verde
- peto verdePicus viridis
Romanian ghionoaie verde
- ghionoaie verdePicus viridis
Russian зелёный дя́тел, желна́
- зелёный дя́тел (zeljónyj djátel)Picus viridis
- желна́ (želná)Picus viridis
Scottish Gaelic cnag ghlas
- cnag ghlasPicus viridis
Slovak žlna zelená
- žlna zelenáPicus viridis
Spanish pito real
- pito realPicus viridis
Swedish gröngöling
- gröngölingPicus viridis
Turkish yeşil ağaçkakan
- yeşil ağaçkakanPicus viridis
Ukrainian зеле́ний дя́тел, жовна́
- зеле́ний дя́тел (zelényj djátel)Picus viridis
- жовна́ (žovná)Picus viridis
Welsh cnocell werdd, caseg wanwyn
- cnocell werddPicus viridis
- caseg wanwynPicus viridis
Cite this entry
APA
green woodpecker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20woodpecker
MLA
“green woodpecker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20woodpecker. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green woodpecker,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20woodpecker.
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