啄木鳥 – Vocabulary details

啄木鳥きつつき

Noun

Usually written in kana

1. woodpecker

peck at

tree

bird

き

つ

つき

olivaceous piculet (species of bird, Picumnus olivaceus)

acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)

「何なんの音おとかしら？」「啄木鳥きつつきのようだね」

"What's that sound?" "It sounds like a woodpecker."

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