sapsucker

sap·suck·er  (spskr)

n.

Any of various small American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in certain trees to drink the sap and eat insects in them, especially S. varius, the common species in the eastern United States, and S. thyrsoides, found in the mountain regions of the western United States.

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sapsucker [ˈsæpˌsʌkə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two North American woodpeckers, Sphyrapicus varius or S. thyroideus, that have white wing patches and feed on the sap from trees

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sapsucker - small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees peckerwood, woodpecker, pecker - bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects genus Sphyrapicus, Sphyrapicus - a genus of Picidae Sphyrapicus varius, yellow-bellied sapsucker - eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen red-breasted sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius ruber - western North American sapsucker