pecker vs redheaded woodpecker

redheaded woodpecker vs pecker

pecker and redheaded woodpecker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pecker	Yes	No	No	No
redheaded woodpecker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, redheaded woodpecker is a hyponym of pecker; that is, redheaded woodpecker is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pecker:

pecker: bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
redheaded woodpecker: black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck

Other hyponyms of pecker include green woodpecker, Picus viridis, downy woodpecker, flicker, Campephilus principalis, ivory-billed woodpecker, ivorybill, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, redhead, sapsucker, wryneck, piculet.

pecker (noun)	redheaded woodpecker (noun)
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects	black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck
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Difference between pecker and redheaded woodpecker

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