ivorybilled woodpecker
və noun
a large, nearly extinct, black and white woodpecker, Campephilus principalis, of the southern U.S. and Cuba, having an ivory-colored bill.
Origin:
1805–15, Americanism
1805–15, Americanism
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| ivory-billed woodpecker | |
noun | |
| large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct [syn: ivorybill] |
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