sphyrapicus varius ruber

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   western North American sapsucker

   Synonymsred-breasted sapsucker

   Broadersapsucker

Questions about sphyrapicus varius ruber

What does sphyrapicus varius ruber mean?

sphyrapicus varius ruber means "western North American sapsucker".

What is another word for sphyrapicus varius ruber?

Close synonyms include red-breasted sapsucker. 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 sphyrapicus varius ruber a common word?

sphyrapicus varius ruber 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.