nutcracker | ||
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 |