Clark's nutcracker

noun

Nucifraga columbiana, a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, ashy-grey all over except for the black-and-white wings and central tail feathers.

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Meanings

nounClark's nutcracker (plural Clark's nutcrackers)

plural Clark's nutcrackers

  1. Nucifraga columbiana, a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, ashy-grey all over except for the black-and-white wings and central tail feathers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounnutcracker of the western United States

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Nucifraga columbiana
Broader
nutcracker

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after the explorer William Clark.

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APA

Clark's nutcracker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clark's%20nutcracker

MLA

“Clark's nutcracker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clark's%20nutcracker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clark's nutcracker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clark's%20nutcracker.

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