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picus

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Picus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family. It has representatives in Europe , Asia and North Africa . The genus name is Latin for a woodpecker. The type species was originally unclear, but is likely to have been the European green woodpecker . ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Picus \Pi"cus\, n.; pl. Pici . [L., a woodpecker.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species.

Usage examples of picus.

The original inhabitants were of Italiote and Illyrian stock, but there was a tradition that Sabines had migrated east of the Apennine crest and settled in Picenum, bringing with them as their tutelary god Picus, the woodpecker, from which the region got its name.

The original inhabitants were of Italiote or Illyrian stock, but there was a tradition that Sabines had migrated east of the Apennine crest and settled in Picenum, bringing with them as their tutelary god Picus, the woodpecker, from which the region got its name.

When done it is removed from the stone by the naked hand and is rolled or folded into loaves which makes their prized pici bread.