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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woodpecker (Sphyrapicus varius) of North and Central America, having a yellowish belly and red crown and in the male a red throat.
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- noun A type of
woodpecker . (Sphyrapicus varius)
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- noun eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen
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deinonychus commented on the word yellow-bellied sapsucker
There's just so much insult potential in this poor animal: yellow-bellied + sap + sucker!
May 22, 2013