woodpecker

== English == === Etymology === From wood +‎ pecker. Compare Middle English wod spek (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodehake (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodewale (“woodpecker”). Displaced speight. === Pronunciation === enPR: wo͝odʹpĕ'kər (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwʊdˌpɛkə/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈwɵdˌpɛkə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈwʊdˌpɛkɚ/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈwʊdˌpekə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈwʉdˌpɛkəɾ/ (Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈwʉdˌpɛkəɻ/ Hyphenation: wood‧peck‧er === Noun === woodpecker (plural woodpeckers) Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood. (military slang) A Type 92 heavy machine gun. ==== Synonyms ==== speight, spight ==== Hypernyms ==== picid ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === woodpecker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Picidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Picidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons “woodpecker”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === peckerwood