"sapsucker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæpˌsʌkəɹ/ [US] Forms: sapsuckers [plural]
Etymology: sap + sucker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sap|sucker}} 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 Categories (lifeform): Woodpeckers Translations (Sphyrapicus): Saftlecker [masculine] (German), néʼézhiin (Navajo), дя́тел-сосу́н (djátel-sosún) [masculine] (Russian), chupasavia [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sapsucker-en-noun-Rv5x8oOG Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'Sphyrapicus': 95 5
  2. Any woodpecker that punctures the bark of trees and feeds upon the sap.
    Sense id: en-sapsucker-en-noun-5q-EMs4w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: red-breasted sapsucker, yellow-bellied sapsucker

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