PICULET
piculet
(noun) small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
piculet (plural piculets)
A small woodpecker of the genus Picumnus and other genera in subfamily Picumninae.
Source: Wiktionary
Pic"u*let, n. Etym: [Dim. of Picus.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus Picumnus and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and sharp at the tips, as in ordinary woodpeckers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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