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  • noun Plural form of sapsucker.

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Examples

  • Where I hunt, radio crackle is becoming as common as the jackhammer pounding of sapsuckers and three-toed woodpeckers.

    The Pros & Cons of Survival Walkie Talkies 2009

  • So you don't have somebody like General Patton, who sees somebody with post-traumatic stress and says that they're yellow-bellied sapsuckers, slaps them and sends them back to battle.

    PTSD: Not A New Ailment On 'Wartorn' Battlefield 2010

  • After all, there was no chance any of the yellow-bellied sapsuckers or white-throated sparrows they were seeking would come near as long as there were four dogs around—especially four dogs who were as rambunctious as Nicolette, Frisky, Noodles, and Curly.

    Puppy Love Nancy Krulik 2008

  • After all, there was no chance any of the yellow-bellied sapsuckers or white-throated sparrows they were seeking would come near as long as there were four dogs around—especially four dogs who were as rambunctious as Nicolette, Frisky, Noodles, and Curly.

    Puppy Love Nancy Krulik 2008

  • A couple more essentials for the packing list: a flashlight for the bedside table, in case you get scared and Audubon drawings on the wall of yellow-bellied sapsuckers and other birds worth sighting.

    Home Swell Home Cynthia Rowley 2002

  • A couple more essentials for the packing list: a flashlight for the bedside table, in case you get scared and Audubon drawings on the wall of yellow-bellied sapsuckers and other birds worth sighting.

    Home Swell Home Cynthia Rowley 2002

  • A couple more essentials for the packing list: a flashlight for the bedside table, in case you get scared and Audubon drawings on the wall of yellow-bellied sapsuckers and other birds worth sighting.

    Home Swell Home Cynthia Rowley 2002

  • Also look for hummingbirds plucking insects out of spider webs, or feeding on insects trapped in the sapwells drilled by yellow-bellied sapsuckers.

    The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

  • Also look for hummingbirds plucking insects out of spider webs, or feeding on insects trapped in the sapwells drilled by yellow-bellied sapsuckers.

    The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

  • Also look for hummingbirds plucking insects out of spider webs, or feeding on insects trapped in the sapwells drilled by yellow-bellied sapsuckers.

    The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

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