Picidae

plural noun

Pic·​i·​dae

ˈpisəˌdē,

ˈpīs-

: a family of birds (suborder Pici) comprising the woodpeckers, the piculets, and the wrynecks

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Picus, type genus + -idae

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