Specht

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Specht \Specht\, n. [See {Speight}.] (Zool.)
     A woodpecker. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] --Sherwood.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Speight \Speight\, n. [G. specht, probably akin to L. picus: cf.
     D. specht. [root]169. See {Pie} a magpie.] (Zool.)
     A woodpecker; -- called also {specht}, {spekt}, {spight}.
     [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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