 nutcracker |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects | |
| Synonyms: | nuthatch | |
| Related terms: | oscine red-breasted_nuthatch European_nuthatch white-breasted_nuthatch Sittidae | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a compound lever used to crack nuts open | |
| Synonyms: | nutcrackers | |
| Related terms: | compound_lever | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology) speckled birds that feed on nuts | |
| Related terms: | corvine_bird Clark's_nutcracker common_nutcracker Nucifraga | |
| Similar spelling: |
nutcrackers |
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