ivory-billed woodpecker

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ivo·ry–billed woodpecker

noun \-ˈbild-\

Definition of IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER

: a very large black-and-white woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) of the southeastern United States and Cuba that has a showy red crest in the male and is presumed extinct in the United States

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First Known Use of IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER

1811

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