Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index W woodpecker: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wood•peck•er Pronunciation: (wood'pek"ur), [key] — n. any of numerous climbing birds of the family Picidae, having a hard, chisellike bill that it hammers repeatedly into wood in search of insects, stiff tail feathers to assist in climbing, and usually more or less boldly patterned plumage. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: woodpecker (Thesaurus) wood nymph wood pewee TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs? The Twelve Dancing Princesses Current Events This Week: January 2023 African Americans by the Numbers Andersen's Fairy Tales: Contents The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: saturnine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language