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Meaning of Woodpecker | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈwʊdpɛkə

Definitions

  1. Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.
  2. A Type 92 heavy machine gun.
    slang

Equivalents

አማርኛ ግንደ ቆርቁር
العربية نقّار الخشب
Azərbaycanca ağacdələn
Беларуская дзяцел
Български кълвач
Bosanski detao detlić djetao djetlić pego peto žuna детао детлић дјетао дјетлић
Català picot
Čeština datel strakapoud
Cymraeg cnocell taradr y coed
Dansk spætte
Deutsch Specht
Ελληνικά δρυοκολάπτης τρυποκάρυδος
Esperanto pego
Español carpinterito cerequeque cheje pájaro carpintero picamaderos picapinos picatroncos pito
Eesti rähn
فارسی دارکوب
Suomi hähnä kultatikka tikka
Français pic pic-vert pivert
Gaeilge cnagaire
Gàidhlig snagan-daraich
Galego carpinteiro peto picapau piquelo
עברית נקר
Hrvatski detao detlić djetao djetlić pego peto žuna детао детлић дјетао дјетлић
Magyar fakopáncs harkály
Հայերեն փայտփորիկ
Bahasa Indonesia burung pelatuk pelatuk
Íslenska spæta
Italiano picchio
日本語 キツツキ 啄木 啄木鳥
ქართული კოდალა
Қазақша тоқылдақ
한국어 딱따구리
Kurdî pîç pîç rahn
Latina picus
Lëtzebuergesch Spiecht
Lietuvių genys
Latviešu dzenis
Македонски детел клукајдрвец
മലയാളം മരംകൊത്തി
Монгол тоншуул
Bahasa Melayu belatuk
မြန်မာဘာသာ ခေါက်ရှာငှက် သစ်တောက်ငှက်
Nederlands specht
Polski dzięcioli dzięcioł
Português pica-pau picapau
Română ciocănitoare ghionoaie
Русский дятел
Slovenčina ďateľ
Српски detao detlić djetao djetlić pego peto žuna детао детлић дјетао дјетлић
Svenska hackspett
தமிழ் மரங்கொத்தி
తెలుగు మానుతొలుచుపిట్ట వడ్రంగిపిట్ట
ไทย นกหัวขวาน
Tagalog tariktik
Türkçe ağaçkakan
Українська дятел
Tiếng Việt gõ kiến

Examples

“On its summit towered aloft the fir tree which has often been referred to, like a mighty mast, full of woodpeckers' holes.”
“His skin was scarlet like the head of the green woodpecker.”
“An adult female of this rare woodpecker was taken at 6,000 feet in April 1925 near Chingchuan in the forests of northern Szechuan.”
“Birdwatchers would enjoy a host of sparrows, a herd of swans, a descent of woodpeckers, a herd of wrens, and mutation of thrushes.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Woodpeckers woodpigeon Woodpile Woodpiles Woodplumpton woodprint

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