Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ivory-billed woodpecker, Campophilus principalis: so called from the ivory-like hardness and whiteness of the bill. See cut under
Campophilus. Coues .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A large, handsome, black-and-white North American woodpecker (
Campephilus principalis ), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States and Cuba.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct
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Labels: ivorybill woodpecker, research posted by Chad Arment @ 7: 56 PM
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Labels: ivorybill woodpecker posted by Chad Arment @ 5: 30 PM
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Labels: ivorybill woodpecker posted by Chad Arment @ 5: 30 PM
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Labels: ivorybill woodpecker posted by Chad Arment @ 6: 26 PM
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Nothing new, but another article on searching for ivorybill woodpeckers here.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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There's an independent documentary-style movie out, Woodpecker, on the ivorybill.
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Labels: ivorybill woodpecker, media, movie posted by Chad Arment @ 1: 22 PM
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Labels: ivorybill woodpecker posted by Chad Arment @ 7: 16 PM
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Labels: endangered species, field research, ivorybill woodpecker posted by Chad Arment @ 4: 19 PM
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From Arkansas, ongoing searches in alleged ivorybill woodpecker territory ...
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