Noun: nuthatch 'nút,hach
- Any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
"The nuthatch climbed headfirst down the tree trunk, searching for insects";
- nutcracker
Derived forms: nuthatches
Type of: oscine, oscine bird
Part of: family Sittidae, Sittidae
Encyclopedia: Nuthatch