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woodspite

noun
wood·​spite
plural -s

Definition of woodspite

: green woodpecker

History and Etymology for woodspite

alteration of earlier wood-speight, woodspecht, from wood entry 1 + speight, specht green woodpecker, from Middle English specht, probably from Middle Dutch, woodpecker; akin to Old High German speh, speht woodpecker

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