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spotted woodpecker

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Definition of spotted woodpecker

: any of several European and Asiatic woodpeckers having the plumage of variegated black and white: such as
a : great spotted woodpecker
b : a bird (Dendrocopos minor) resembling but smaller than the great spotted woodpecker

— called also lesser spotted woodpecker

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“Spotted woodpecker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spotted%20woodpecker. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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