Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red-cockaded woodpecker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: red--cock-ad-ed -wood-peck-er
IPA

44

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

8

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Leuconotopicus borealis, a woodpecker of southeastern North America.

Etymology

The male has a small red streak on each side of its black cap called a cockade.

Inflected Forms

red-cockaded woodpeckers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

borealis red-headed woodpecker redhead red-bellied woodpecker redbelly yellow-bellied sapsucker yellowbelly see many others

Questions

What does red-cockaded woodpecker mean?: Leuconotopicus borealis, a woodpecker of southeastern North America.
Where does red-cockaded woodpecker come from?: The male has a small red streak on each side of its black cap called a cockade.

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