About The Word Nuthatch
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Nuthatch
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What's The Definition Of Nuthatch?
[n] any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nuthatch: nutcracker Related Terms | Find terms related to Nuthatch: See Also | European nuthatch | family Sittidae | oscine | oscine bird | red-breasted nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | Sitta carolinensis | Sitta europaea | Sittidae | white-breasted nuthatch Nuthatch In Webster's Dictionary \Nut"hatch`\, n. [OE. nuthake. See 2d {Hack}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of birds of the genus {Sitta}, as
the European species ({Sitta Europ[ae]a}). The white-breasted
nuthatch ({S. Carolinensis}), the red-breasted nuthatch ({S.
Canadensis}), the pygmy nuthatch ({S. pygm[ae]a}), and
others, are American.
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