red-cockaded woodpecker

noun

Leuconotopicus borealis, a woodpecker of southeastern North America.

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Meanings

nounred-cockaded woodpecker (plural red-cockaded woodpeckers)

plural red-cockaded woodpeckers

  1. Leuconotopicus borealis, a woodpecker of southeastern North America.

Origin

The male has a small red streak on each side of its black cap called a cockade.

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Translations

Finnish pihkatikka
  • pihkatikkaLeuconotopicus borealis
Russian кока́рдовый дя́тел
  • кока́рдовый дя́тел (kokárdovyj djátel)Leuconotopicus borealis
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APA

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

MLA

“red-cockaded woodpecker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-cockaded%20woodpecker. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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