[ahy-vuh-ree-bild, ahy-vree-] 
| a large, nearly extinct, black and white woodpecker, Campephilus principalis, of the southern U.S. and Cuba, having an ivory-colored bill. |
| i·vo·ry-billed woodpecker (ī'və-rē-bĭld', īv'rē-) n. A large, nearly extinct woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) of the southern United States and Cuba, having black plumage, white wing patches, an ivory-colored bill, and a bright red crest in the male. Also called ivorybill. |