Definition of Sphyrapicus

1. Noun. A genus of Picidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Sphyrapicus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Picidae, Picidae
Member holonyms: Sapsucker

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphyrapicus

Sphecoidea
Sphecotheres
Spheniscidae
Sphenisciformes
Spheniscus
Spheniscus demersus
Sphenodon punctatum
Sphenopsida
Sphingian
Sphingidae
Sphinx
Sphynx
Sphyraena
Sphyraena barracuda
Sphyraenidae
Sphyrapicus (current term)
Sphyrapicus varius
Sphyrapicus varius ruber
Sphyrna
Sphyrna tiburo
Sphyrna tudes
Sphyrna zygaena
Sphyrnidae
Spi 1
Spica
Spice Islands
Spidey-sense
Spiegelberg
Spiegelberg's criteria
Spieghel

Literary usage of Sphyrapicus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Code of Nomenclature and Check-list of North American Birds Adopted by by American Ornithologists' Union (1886)
"Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis BAIRD. Red-naped Sapsucker. Sphyrapicus varius var. ... Pacific coast region of the United States. 404. Sphyrapicus thyroideus ..."

2. Western Birds by Harriet Williams Myers (1922)
"Northern Red-Breasted Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus ruber ... Williamson's Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus thyroideus, FAMILY—WOODPECKERS. WHILE the east must struggle ..."

3. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practicable and by United States War Dept, Joseph Henry, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1858)
"Sphyrapicus nuchalis, Baird. Red-throated Woodpecker. Rocky mountains - • 103, 921 87. ... Pacific slope of the United States - 104 88. Sphyrapicus ..."

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