yellow-bellied sapsucker

noun

A type of woodpecker: Sphyrapicus varius.

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yellowbellySphyrapicus varius

Meanings

nounyellow-bellied sapsucker (plural yellow-bellied sapsuckers)

plural yellow-bellied sapsuckers

  1. A type of woodpecker: Sphyrapicus varius.

    Synonyms: yellowbelly

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of woodpecker: Sphyrapicus varius.

More synonyms by meaning

nouneastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen

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Sphyrapicus varius
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Chicago

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