† piculen.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pīcus , -ule suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin pīcus woodpecker (see piciform adj.2) + -ule suffix. Compare earlier piculet n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (pi·kiul) /ˈpɪkjuːl/.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Picidae > genus Picumnus (piculet)
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).