NOUN | animal | nuthatch, nutcracker | 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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Meaning | 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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Synonym | nutcracker | |
Member of | Sittidae, family Sittidae | nuthatches |
Narrower | European nuthatch, Sitta europaea | A kind of nuthatch |
red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis | Bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast | |
white-breasted nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis | Bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast | |
Broader | oscine, oscine bird | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus |
Spanish | sita, trepador azul, trepador | |
Catalan | grimpador, pica-soques |
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