Definition of "ivory-billed woodpecker" []

• A large, nearly extinct woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) of the southern United States and Cuba, having black plumage, white wing patches, an ivory-colored bill, and a bright red crest in the male. Also called ivorybill. (noun)

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