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Small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees
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sapsucker
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus ''Sphyrapicus'') that feeds mainly on the sap of trees 2 Any woodpecker that punctures the bark of trees and feeds upon the sap.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The sapsuckers are four species of North American woodpeckers in the genus Sphyrapicus .
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees
Usage examples of sapsucker.
I can identify a split infinitive or dangling participle or hyphenated neologism, but I'm not equipped to spot a tufted titmouse or yellow-bellied sapsucker.
If I bought a new edition, I'd feel I was being unfaithful to my old friend the yellow-bellied sapsucker, which has been split into three different species.