Malayalam Dictionary മലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

മരക്കൊത്തന്‍

marakkeaattan

Also spelled: marakkeattan

Meaning in English

woodpecker

noun · നാമം

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  1. woodpecker

    മരക്കൊത്തൻ മരത്തിൽ കൊത്തുന്ന ശബ്ദം കേട്ടു. marakkottan marattil kottunna śabdam kēṭṭu. “I heard the woodpecker pecking at the tree.”

In plain English woodpecker means bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects.

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