nuthatch
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nuthatch
- /ˈnʌtˌhæt͡ʃ/
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From Middle English nutthache, notehache, nuthake, nuttehake, nothak, equivalent to nut + hatch (akin to hack). Compare English nutcracker.
Compare typologically Polish kowalik (akin to kować).
noun nuthatches · nuthack · nothag · nothagge
- Any of various small passerine birds from the genus Sitta, found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first. Nuthatches have rather a habit of entering houses through open windows, probably out of curiosity; and we owed to this habit a pet nuthatch, which became extremely tame, and used to take flies from our finger.
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noun passerine bird from the genus Sitta
| Español | sita |
|---|---|
| Português | trepadeira |
| Français | sittelle |
| Deutsch | Kleiber |
| Italiano | picchio muratore |
| Ελληνικά | δεντροτσοπανάκος dentrotsopanákos |
| Română | scorțar, țiclete |
| Русский | по́ползень pópolzenʹ |
Talk about this word "nuthatch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nuthatch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nuthatch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nuthatch "nuthatch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nuthatch.Cite this
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