HyperDic: downy_woodpecker

English > 1 sense of the expression *downy woodpecker*:
NOUN	animal	downy woodpecker	small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill

English > *downy woodpecker*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill.
Broader	woodpecker, peckerwood, pecker	bird with strong claws / claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects