1.
[syn: common nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Nucifraga caryocatactes
n 1: Old World nutcracker [syn: common nutcracker, Nucifraga
caryocatactes]