sapsucker
IPA: sˈæpsʌkɝ
noun
- A woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus Sphyrapicus) that feeds mainly on the sap of trees
- Any woodpecker that punctures the bark of trees and feeds upon the sap.
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Examples of "sapsucker" in Sentences
- Methods and annual sequence of foraging by the sapsucker.
- It may also occasionally include tree sap taken from sapsucker wells.
- Mineral streaks and sapsucker induced streaks also degrade the lumber.
- This bird used to be considered a subspecies of the Yellow bellied Sapsucker.
- The Sapsuckers form the genus Sphyrapicus within the woodpecker family Picidae.
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