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Webster 1913 Edition
Nuthatch
Nut′hatchˊ
,Noun.
[OE.
nuthake
. See 2d Hack
.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of birds of the genus
Sitta
, as the European species (Sitta Europaea
). The white-breasted nuthatch
(Sitta Carolinensis
), the red-breasted nuthatch
(Sitta Canadensis
), the pygmy nuthatch
(Sitta pygmaea
), and others, are American. Definition 2024
nuthatch
nuthatch
English
A wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea).
Alternative forms
- nuthack
- nothag, nothagge (obsolete)
Noun
nuthatch (plural nuthatches)
- Any of various small passerine birds from the family Sittidae found throughout the Northern hemisphere that have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
passerine bird from the family Sittidae
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