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Picidae
plural noun
Pic·i·dae
\ˈpisəˌdē, ˈpīs-\
Definition of Picidae
: a family of birds (suborder Pici) comprising the woodpeckers, the piculets, and the wrynecks
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Origin and Etymology of picidae
New Latin, from Picus, type genus + -idae
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