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Definition of Sapsucker
1. Noun. Small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees.
Group relationships: Genus Sphyrapicus, Sphyrapicus
Specialized synonyms: Sphyrapicus Varius, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus Varius Ruber
Definition of Sapsucker
1. Noun. a type of woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus ''Sphyrapicus'') that feeds mainly on the sap of trees ¹
2. Noun. Any woodpecker that punctures the bark of trees and feeds upon the sap. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sapsucker
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sapsucker
Literary usage of Sapsucker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"However, the sapsucker does not live solely on sap, he also feeds upon ...
The distinguishing marks of the sapsucker should be learned by the pupils. ..."
2. The Woodpeckers by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm (1900)
"The real offender is the sapsucker, that musical genius of whom we have already
spoken. The popular belief is that every woodpecker is a sapsucker, ..."
3. Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-life in Plain English for Beginners by Mabel Osgood Wright (1897)
"Yes, I will come and tell you about the fourth Woodpecker on the way — the one
called the Yellow- bellied sapsucker. Though very handsome, this is not a ..."
4. Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music: A Description of the Character and by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1921)
".NT Yellow-bellied This is one of our most beautiful and sapsucker ... The note
of this sapsucker is a high-pitched, clear call which Mr. Brewster ..."
5. Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music: A Description of the Character and by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1921)
"Yellow-bellied This is one of our most beautiful and sapsucker interesting ...
The note of this sapsucker is a high-pitched, clear call which Mr. Brewster ..."
6. Bulletin by Bureau of Biological Survey, United States (1911)
"Work of sapsucker on white elm 36 VIII. Work of sapsucker on white elm and western
... Brushy tongue of sapsucker 17 5. sapsucker work on honey locust 19 G. ..."
7. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"However, the sapsucker does not live solely on sap, he also feeds upon ...
The distinguishing marks of the sapsucker should be learned by the pupils. ..."
8. The Woodpeckers by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm (1900)
"The real offender is the sapsucker, that musical genius of whom we have already
spoken. The popular belief is that every woodpecker is a sapsucker, ..."
9. Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-life in Plain English for Beginners by Mabel Osgood Wright (1897)
"Yes, I will come and tell you about the fourth Woodpecker on the way — the one
called the Yellow- bellied sapsucker. Though very handsome, this is not a ..."
10. Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music: A Description of the Character and by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1921)
".NT Yellow-bellied This is one of our most beautiful and sapsucker ... The note
of this sapsucker is a high-pitched, clear call which Mr. Brewster ..."
11. Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music: A Description of the Character and by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1921)
"Yellow-bellied This is one of our most beautiful and sapsucker interesting ...
The note of this sapsucker is a high-pitched, clear call which Mr. Brewster ..."
12. Bulletin by Bureau of Biological Survey, United States (1911)
"Work of sapsucker on white elm 36 VIII. Work of sapsucker on white elm and western
... Brushy tongue of sapsucker 17 5. sapsucker work on honey locust 19 G. ..."
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