NOUN | animal | ivorybill, ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis | large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill |
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Meaning | large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct. | |
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Synonyms | ivory-billed woodpecker, 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 |
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