peckerwood

• Substantivo que designa aves com garras fortes e cauda rígida adaptadas para escalar troncos e bico forte em forma de cinzel usado para perfurar madeira em busca de insetos. Nos EUA, também é gíria pejorativa para uma pessoa branca pobre e ignorante, especialmente do sul rural.

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.

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   • 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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