red-shafted flicker

noun

red-shaft·​ed flicker ˈred-ˈshaf-təd- 

: a flicker of western North America with light red on the underside of the tail and wings, a gray nape with no red, and in the male red on each cheek

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

red-shafted flicker

noun

red-shaft·​ed flicker

ˈred-ˈshaf-təd-

: a flicker of western North America with light red on the underside of the tail and wings and in the male a red streak on each side of the base of the bill