redheaded woodpecker

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   black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck

   SynonymsredheadMelanerpes erythrocephalus

   Broaderwoodpecker

   Part ofMelanerpes

Questions about redheaded woodpecker

What does redheaded woodpecker mean?

redheaded woodpecker means "black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck".

What is another word for redheaded woodpecker?

Close synonyms include redhead, Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is redheaded woodpecker a common word?

redheaded woodpecker is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.