nuthatch

== English == === Alternative forms === nuthack nothag, nothagge (obsolete) === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnʌtˌhæt͡ʃ/ === Noun === nuthatch (plural nuthatches) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (bird in Sittidae): nuthacker, nutjobber, nutpecker ==== Derived terms ==== Corsican nuthatch Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea) For more, see nuthatch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Translations ==== === References === nuthatch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sittidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Sittidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === unthatch