woodpecker (redirected fromPicinae) Thesaurus Encyclopedia Related to Picinae:Picidae wood·peck·er (wo͝od′pĕk′ər) n. AnyofvariousbirdsofthefamilyPicidae,havingstrongclawsandastifftailadaptedforclingingtoandclimbingtreesandachisellikebillfordrillingthroughbarkandwood. ...