nucifraga caryocatactes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Nucifraga caryocatactes
    n 1: Old World nutcracker [syn: {common nutcracker}, {Nucifraga
         caryocatactes}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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