woodpecker vs flicker
flicker vs woodpeckerwoodpecker and flicker both are nouns.
woodpecker is not a verb while flicker is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| woodpecker | Yes | No | No | No |
| flicker | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
flicker is a hyponym of
woodpecker; that is, flicker is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
woodpecker:
- woodpecker: bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
- flicker: North American woodpecker
Other hyponyms of woodpecker include
green woodpecker, Picus viridis, downy woodpecker, Campephilus principalis, ivory-billed woodpecker, ivorybill, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, redhead, redheaded woodpecker, sapsucker, wryneck, piculet.
| woodpecker (noun) | flicker (noun) |
|---|---|
| bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects | the act of moving back and forth |
| North American woodpecker | |
| a momentary flash of light |
| woodpecker (verb) | flicker (verb) |
|---|---|
| move back and forth very rapidly | |
| flash intermittently | |
| shine unsteadily |
Words related to "woodpecker"
Words related to "flicker"
- Colaptes
- Colaptes auratus
- Colaptes caper collaris
- Colaptes chrysoides
- beam
- blink
- flash
- flick
- flitter
- flutter
- genus Colaptes
- gilded flicker
- glint
- motility
- motion
- move
- move back and forth
- movement
- pecker
- peckerwood
- quiver
- red-shafted flicker
- shine
- spark
- twinkle
- waver
- wink
- winkle
- woodpecker
- yellow-shafted flicker
- yellowhammer
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