English-Thai Dictionary
nuthatch
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
NUTHATCH
Nut "hatch `, n. Etym: [OE. nuthake. See 2d Hack. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta, as the European species (Sitta Europæa ). The white-breasted nuthatch (S. Carolinensis ), the red-breasted nuthatch (S. Canadensis ), the pygmy nuthatch (S. pygmæa ), and others, are American.
New American Oxford Dictionary
nuthatch
nut hatch |ˈnətˌhaCH ˈnətˌhætʃ | ▶noun a small songbird with a long strong bill, a stiffened square-cut tail, and the habit of climbing down tree trunks head first. [Family Sittidae and genus Sitta: numerous species, including the North American white-breasted nuthatch (S. carolinensis ), with a gray back, black cap (male ), black eyes, and white face and underparts. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from nut + obsolete hatch (related to hack 1 ), from the bird's habit of hacking with the beak at nuts wedged in a crevice.
Oxford Dictionary
nuthatch
nut |hatch |ˈnʌthatʃ | ▶noun a small songbird with a stiffened tail, which climbs up and down tree trunks and feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects. ●Family Sittidae and genus Sitta: several species, including the widespread ( Eurasian ) nuthatch (S. europaea ), with a grey back, black eyestripe, and white or buff underparts. ORIGIN Middle English: from nut + obsolete hatch (related to hack 1 ), from the bird's habit of hacking with the beak at nuts wedged in a crevice.
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