Thesaurus: nutcracker

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1. n. An instrument for cracking nuts.
2. n. 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.
3. n. The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (Picicorvus Columbianus) of Western North America.
4. n. a compound lever used to crack nuts open
5. n. any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
6. n. speckled birds that feed on nuts
7. 1. An instrument for cracking nuts. 2. (Zoöl.) (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.
8. n:100 n. a compound lever used to crack nuts open n. speckled birds that feed on nuts