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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesキツツキ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kitsutsuki
"キツツキが木をつつく音が森に響く。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A perching bird with a strong, sharp bill that it uses to peck holes in tree trunks to find insects or make nests.
"We heard the rhythmic drumming of a woodpecker high up in the oak tree." - 2
Any of numerous birds of the family Picidae, characterized by stiff tail feathers and zygodactyl feet.
"The pileated woodpecker is one of the largest and most striking species found in North American forests."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'wood' (Old English 'wudu') and 'pecker' (from the verb 'peck', of imitative origin), appearing in English during the late 16th century. It literally describes a bird that pecks at wood to find insects or excavate nesting cavities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Woodpecker" is said worldwide
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pic
Transliteration: pik
"Un pic vert cherchait des insectes dans l'écorce."
Specht
Transliteration: ʃpɛçt
"Der Specht hämmerte laut gegen den Baumstamm."
picchio
Transliteration: ˈpikkjo
"Il picchio scavava il legno in cerca di cibo."
pájaro carpintero
Transliteration: ˈpaxaɾo kaɾpinˈteɾo
"El pájaro carpintero construye su nido en el tronco."
pica-pau
Transliteration: ˈpikɐ ˈpaw
"O pica-pau usa seu bico forte para encontrar larvas."
कट्ठफोड़वा
Transliteration: katthafodva
"कट्ठफोड़वा पेड़ के तने में छेद कर रहा है।"
啄木鸟
Transliteration: zhuó mù niǎo
"啄木鸟被称为森林的医生。"
딱따구리
Transliteration: ttakttaguri
"나무 위에서 딱따구리가 소리 내어 쪼고 있다."
キツツキ
Transliteration: kitsutsuki
"キツツキが木をつつく音が森に響く。"
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