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Picus

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Pi´cus
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species.
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Noun1.Picus - type genus of PicidaePicus - type genus of Picidae                
genus Picus
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Picidae, Picidae - woodpeckers
green woodpecker, Picus viridis - woodpecker of Europe and western Asia
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Hardly were the words spoken, and before the bird had time to utter another "pe--weep," King Picus leaped down from the bough of a tree, as majestic a sovereign as any in the world, dressed in a long purple robe and gorgeous yellow stockings, with a splendidly wrought collar about his neck, and a golden crown upon his head.
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