"sapsucker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæpˌsʌkəɹ/ [US] Forms: sapsuckers [plural]
Etymology: From sap + sucker. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sap<id:juice>|sucker<id:agent noun>|text=1|tree=1}} From sap + sucker. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sapsucker (plural sapsuckers)
  1. A woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus Sphyrapicus) that feeds mainly on the sap of trees Translations (Sphyrapicus): Saftlecker [masculine] (German), néʼézhiin (Navajo), oskomik [masculine] (Polish), дя́тел-сосу́н (djátel-sosún) [masculine] (Russian), chupasavia [masculine] (Spanish), chìchhàm (Unami)
    Sense id: en-sapsucker-en-noun-Rv5x8oOG Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with German translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Unami translations, Woodpeckers Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Unami translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'Sphyrapicus': 96 4
  2. Any woodpecker that punctures the bark of trees and feeds upon the sap. Translations (any sapsucking woodpecker): dzięcioł pijący sok drzew [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-sapsucker-en-noun-5q-EMs4w Disambiguation of 'any sapsucking woodpecker': 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: red-breasted sapsucker, yellow-bellied sapsucker

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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