ivory-billed woodpecker
[ ahy-vuh-ree-bild, ahy-vree- ]
/ ˈaɪ və riˌbɪld, ˈaɪ vri- /
noun
a large, nearly extinct, black and white woodpecker, Campephilus principalis, of the southern U.S. and Cuba, having an ivory-colored bill.
Origin of ivory-billed woodpecker
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby ivory-billed woodpecker
ivory exostosis,
ivory gull,
ivory nut,
ivory palm,
ivory tower,
ivory-billed woodpecker,
ivory-white,
ivorytype,
ivorywood,
ivr,
ivy