sapsucker
[ sap-suhk-er ]
/ ˈsæpˌsʌk ər /
noun
any of several American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in maple, apple, hemlock, etc., drinking the sap and eating the insects that gather there.
Compare
yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Words nearby sapsucker
saprotroph,
saprozoic,
saprozoonosis,
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sapsago,
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sapulpa,
sapwood,
saqqara,
sar,
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British Dictionary definitions for sapsucker
sapsucker
/ (ˈsæpˌsʌkə) /
noun
either of two North American woodpeckers, Sphyrapicus varius or S. thyroideus, that have white wing patches and feed on the sap from trees