Dictionary entry
ter-kerrt • n • California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Lexicon record # 3707 | Source reference(s):
R259 JE179
Semantic
domain: birds
Sentence examples (3)
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[Hoore'mos hes wee' k'ee ter-kerrt?] 'Ee.
[Is the California woodpecker a hoore'mos?] Yes.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)
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[Ch'ue'ch'eesh hes wee' k'ee ter-kerrt?] Paa', nee-mee wee' ch'ue'ch-'eesh.
[Is the California woodpecker a ch'u'ch'ish?] No, it's not a bird. — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)
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[Tee'neesho hes wee' k'ee ter-kerrt?] 'We-cheeesh'ok'w.
[What is the California woodpecker?] It has a topknot. — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)