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woodpecker

wood.peck.er \'wu.d-.pek-*r\ n : any of numerous birds (family Picidae) 
   with zygodactyl feet, stiff spiny  tail feathers used in climbing or 
   resting on tree trunks, a usu. extensile tongue, a very hard bill used to 
   drill the bark or wood of trees for insect food or to excavate nesting 
   cavities, and generally showy parti-colored plumage