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Definition of Piciform bird
1. Noun. Any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood.
Generic synonyms: Bird
Group relationships: Order Piciformes, Piciformes
Specialized synonyms: Pecker, Peckerwood, Woodpecker, Barbet, Puffbird, Honey Guide, Jacamar, Toucan
Group relationships: Order Piciformes, Piciformes
Specialized synonyms: Pecker, Peckerwood, Woodpecker, Barbet, Puffbird, Honey Guide, Jacamar, Toucan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piciform Bird
Literary usage of Piciform bird
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Collected Scientific Papers of the Late Alfred Henry Garrod by Alfred Henry Garrod, William Alexander Forbes (1881)
"... in that it possesses a free onter pectoral band to the anterior tract, it is
a piciform bird. The oil- gland is also tufted. A careful examination of ..."
2. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1876)
"... *^<l carotid only, a four-notched sternum, and a blended plantar- tJ ** «Jon
arrangement. No other piciform bird, however, combines all e»e characters. ..."
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