/ Dictionary / Index H hairy woodpecker: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hair'y wood'pecker Pronunciation: [key] a North American woodpecker, Picoides villosus, resembling but larger than the downy woodpecker. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. hairy vetch Haiti Related Content Daily Word Quiz: verdant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language