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yellow-bellied sapsucker

noun

  1. a woodpecker, Sphyrapicus varius, of eastern North America, having a red patch on the forehead and black and white plumage with a pale-yellow abdomen, and feeding on sap from trees.


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Origin of yellow-bellied sapsucker1

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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Example Sentences

The yellow-bellied sapsucker knocks neat lines of holes in the trunks of trees, to the consternation of some gardeners, but the sap loss is minimal, and, besides, there’s nothing you can do about it.

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This white-throated sparrow, yellow-bellied sapsucker, magnolia warbler and their 10 companions are colored by spray paint, not feathers.

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Sometimes he acted like the original yellow-bellied sapsucker.

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In a nod to the name, there is a small picture of a yellow-bellied sapsucker on the back wall, overshadowed by large Audubon prints on other walls.

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As the yellow-bellied sapsucker is the only one found east of the Rocky Mountains, we shall speak only of him and his work.

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