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Answer for the clue "Certain woodpecker ", 9 letters:
sapsucker

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Word definitions for sapsucker in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The sapsuckers are four species of North American woodpeckers in the genus Sphyrapicus .

Wiktionary 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.

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.