Lewis's woodpecker

noun

Lew·​is's woodpecker

ˈlüə̇sə̇z-

: a woodpecker (Asyndesmus lewis) of western North America with the upper parts greenish black, the breast and collar gray, and the face and abdomen rich red

Word History

Etymology

after Meriwether Lewis †1809

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