\Yaf"fle\, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The European green woodpecker ({Picus, or Genius, viridis}).
It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also {eccle},
{hewhole}, {highhoe}, {laughing bird}, {popinjay}, {rain
bird}, {yaffil}, {yaffler}, {yaffingale}, {yappingale},
{yackel}, and {woodhack}.