πελεκᾶς

English (LSJ)

ᾶντος, ὁ,

   A woodpecker, as if joiner-bird (from πελεκάω), Ar. Av.884, 1155.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πελεκᾶς: -ᾶντος, ὁ, ὁ δρυοκολάπτης ἢ «ξυλοφαγᾶς», οἰονεὶ ὁ ξυλουργὸς (ἐκ τοῦ πελεκάω), Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 884, πρβλ. 1155, 1157.