peckerwood

• Sustantivo que designa a un pájaro de garras fuertes y cola rígida, adaptado para trepar, con un pico duro en forma de cincel que utiliza para perforar la madera en busca de insectos; también puede referirse despectivamente a un trabajador rural blanco pobre del sur de Estados Unidos.

A noun referring to a bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing, and a hard, chisel-like bill used for boring into wood to find insects.

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   A bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing, and a hard, chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects.

   Pájaro carpintero

   • The peckerwood tapped rhythmically on the old oak tree.
   • We spotted a red-headed peckerwood in the forest.
   • The sound of a peckerwood drilling echoed through the woods.

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