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Webster 1913 Edition


Carpintero


Carˊpin-te′ro

(kärˊpē̍n-tā̍′rō̍)
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Noun.
[Sp., a carpenter, a woodpecker.]
A california woodpecker (
Melanerpes formicivorus)
, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvæ, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird.