Ivory-bill \I"vo*ry-bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker ({Campephilus principalis}), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States.