Nuthatch \Nut"hatch`\, n. [OE. nuthake. See 2d {Hack}.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of birds of the genus {Sitta}, as the European species ({Sitta Europaea}). The {white-breasted nuthatch} ({Sitta Carolinensis}), the {red-breasted nuthatch} ({Sitta Canadensis}), the {pygmy nuthatch} ({Sitta pygmaea}), and others, are American. [1913 Webster]