noun
- plural of sapsucker; small North American woodpeckers that drill holes in tree bark to feed on sap and insects
Usage: ornithology
Examples
- Yellow-bellied sapsuckers migrate south for the winter.
- The sapsuckers had drilled neat rows of holes in the maple tree.
- We spotted several sapsuckers feeding at the birch trees.
- Red-naped sapsuckers are common in western mountain forests.
- The orchard owner was concerned about damage from sapsuckers.
- Sapsuckers create distinctive patterns of holes in tree bark.