yellow-bellied sapsucker
noun
a woodpecker, Sphyrapicus varius, of eastern North America, having a red patch on the forehead and black and white plumage with a pale-yellow abdomen, and feeding on sap from trees.
Origin of yellow-bellied sapsucker
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Words nearby yellow-bellied sapsucker
yellow streak,
yellow underwing,
yellow warbler,
yellow water lily,
yellow-bellied,
yellow-bellied sapsucker,
yellow-belly,
yellow-billed cuckoo,
yellow-billed magpie,
yellow-breasted chat,
yellow-crowned night heron