The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
nuthatch — (n.) mid 14c., probably so called from its habit of breaking open and eating nuts; from NUT (Cf. nut) + second element related to HACK (Cf. hack) (v.) and HATCHET (Cf. hatchet) … Etymology dictionary
nuthatch — [nut′hach΄] n. [ME notehach < note, nutte, NUT + * hache < hacken, HACK1] any of various small passerine birds (family Sittidae) with a sharp beak and a short tail, usually searching for insects by moving down tree trunks … English World dictionary
Nuthatch — Nuthatches A Eurasian Nuthatch climbing a tree trunk in search of food Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
nuthatch — /nut hach /, n. any of numerous small, short tailed, sharp beaked birds of the family Sittidae that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects. [1300 50; ME notehache, nuthagge, nuthak, lit., nut hacker. See NUT, HACK1] * * * Any of about… … Universalium
nuthatch — bukučiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Sitta angl. nuthatch vok. Kleiber, m rus. настоящий поползень, m; поползень, m pranc. sittelle, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – bukutiniai siauresnis terminas – alžyrinis bukutis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
nuthatch — noun Etymology: Middle English notehache, from note nut + hache; akin to Old English tohaccian to hack more at hack Date: 14th century any of various small tree climbing chiefly insectivorous birds (family Sittidae and especially genus Sitta)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
nuthatch — noun Any of various small passerine birds from the family Sittidae found throughout the Northern hemisphere that have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first … Wiktionary
nuthatch — n. small blue gray bird which climbs down trees eating insects and seeds … English contemporary dictionary
nuthatch — noun a small songbird, typically grey backed with pale underparts, which climbs up and down tree trunks. [Sitta europaea and related species.] Origin ME: from nut + obs. hatch (rel. to hack1) … English new terms dictionary
nuthatch — nut·hatch … English syllables
