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Definition of nuthatch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nuthatch

noun
 
/ˈnʌthætʃ/
 
/ˈnʌthætʃ/
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  1. a small bird that climbs up and down trees looking for insects and nuts and has a musical callTopics Birdsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from nut + obsolete hatch (related to hack ‘cut’), from the bird's habit of hacking with the beak at nuts wedged in a crevice.
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