noun
large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct
• Syn: ↑ivorybill, ↑Campephilus principalis
• Hypernyms: ↑woodpecker, ↑peckerwood, ↑pecker
• Member Holonyms: ↑Campephilus, ↑genus Campephilus
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\\| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷-\ noun or ivorybill \\ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ : a nearly extinct large woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) having plumage that is glossy black with white along the neck and wings, a large ivory-white bill, and in the male a large scarlet crest
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/uy"veuh ree bild', uy"vree-/
a large, nearly extinct, black and white woodpecker, Campephilus principalis, of the southern U.S. and Cuba, having an ivory-colored bill.
[1805-15, Amer.]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.