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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of woodpeckers, such as Picus minor and P. major, respectively the lesser and greater spotted woodpeckers of Europe: generally considered a synonym of Picus proper. See Dendrocopus, 2, and cut under Picus.

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