piculetOrnith.|ˈpɪkjʊlɪt| [f. as prec. + -et1dim.] A bird of the subfamily Picumninæ; a small soft-tailed woodpecker. 1849G. R. Gray Genera Birds II. 432 Picumninæ or Piculets have the Bill short, straight; the sides compressed towards the tip [etc.].1894Newton Dict. Birds 720.