red-bellied woodpecker

noun

Any of the species Melanerpes carolinus of woodpeckers with a rosy-red belly and also a ruby-red patch on its head.

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Meanings

nounred-bellied woodpecker (plural red-bellied woodpeckers)

plural red-bellied woodpeckers

  1. Any of the species Melanerpes carolinus of woodpeckers with a rosy-red belly and also a ruby-red patch on its head.

    Synonyms: redbelly, zebra-back, zebra-bird

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the species Melanerpes carolinus of woodpeckers with a rosy-red belly and also a ruby-red patch on its head.

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redbellyzebra-backzebra-bird
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zebra-backzebra-bird
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red-bellied woodpecker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-bellied%20woodpecker

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red-bellied woodpecker,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-bellied%20woodpecker.

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