nuthatch

Definitions


[ˈnʌthatʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small songbird with a stiffened tail, which climbs up and down tree trunks and feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects


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Origin:
Middle English: from nut + obsolete hatch (related to hack), from the bird's habit of hacking with the beak at nuts wedged in a crevice




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