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acorn woodpecker

noun

Definition of ACORN WOODPECKER

:  a woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) found from the United States Pacific coast south to Colombia that stores acorns in small holes which it digs especially in the bark of trees
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First Known Use of ACORN WOODPECKER

1981

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