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ivory-billed woodpecker

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ivo·​ry-billed woodpecker | \ ˈīv-rÄ“-ˈbild- How to pronounce ivory-billed woodpecker (audio) , ˈī-vÉ™-rÄ“-\

Definition of ivory-billed woodpecker

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

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Illustration of ivory-billed woodpecker

First Known Use of ivory-billed woodpecker

1811, in the meaning defined above

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