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Nucifraga caryocatactes
(gcide) | Nutcracker \Nut"crack`er\, n.
1. An instrument for cracking nuts.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A European bird (Nucifraga caryocatactes), allied to
the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted
with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.
(b) The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker ({Picicorvus
Columbianus}) of Western North America.
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nucifraga caryocatactes
(wn) | Nucifraga caryocatactes
n 1: Old World nutcracker [syn: common nutcracker, {Nucifraga
caryocatactes}] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Nucifraga caryocatactes
(gcide) | Nutcracker \Nut"crack`er\, n.
1. An instrument for cracking nuts.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.)
(a) A European bird (Nucifraga caryocatactes), allied to
the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted
with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.
(b) The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker ({Picicorvus
Columbianus}) of Western North America.
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