Home › Words › A › antpeckerantpeckerantpecker means any of the genus Parmoptila of tropical songbirds of Africa.EtymologyFrom ant + pecker.nounAny of the genus Parmoptila of tropical songbirds of Africa.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.antpitta 68% match — Any of the small, insect-eating passerine birds in family Grallariidae, of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. vs antpecker →antbird 66% match — Any of various drab-colored South American birds of the family Thamnophilidae that feed on ants. vs antpecker →antthrush 65% match — Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America. vs antpecker →antshrike 65% match — Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family. vs antpecker →antpipit 64% match — Any of the genus Corythopis of birds in the Tyrannidae family. vs antpecker →berrypecker 63% match — Any of various birds of the genera Melanocharis and Rhamphocharis, native to New Guinea, whose diet is dominated by berries and small fruits. vs antpecker →groundpecker 63% match — A species of bird in the tit family Paridae, Pseudopodoces humilis. vs antpecker →pardalote 63% match — Any of the Australian birds of the genus Pardalotus, which feed on lerps. vs antpecker →