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Definition of pileated woodpecker - 2 dictionary results

pileated woodpecker

–noun
a large, black-and-white American woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, having a prominent red crest.

Origin:
1775–85, Americanism
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pileated woodpecker  
n.  A large North American woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) having black and white plumage and a bright red crest.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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