HyperDic: ivory-billed_woodpecker

English > 1 sense of the expression *ivory-billed woodpecker*:
NOUN	animal	ivory-billed woodpecker, ivorybill, Campephilus principalis	large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill

English > *ivory-billed woodpecker*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct.
Synonyms	ivorybill, Campephilus principalis
Member of	Campephilus, genus Campephilus	A genus of Picidae
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