Nuthatch

['nʌthætʃ]

Definition

(noun.) any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects.

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Definition

(n.) Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta, as the European species (Sitta Europaea). The white-breasted nuthatch (S. Carolinensis), the red-breasted nuthatch (S. Canadensis), the pygmy nuthatch (S. pygmaea), and others, are American.

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