white-breasted nuthatch

noun

A nuthatch found in North America, Sitta carolinensis

Similar
Sitta carolinensis

Meanings

nounwhite-breasted nuthatch (plural white-breasted nuthatches)

plural white-breasted nuthatches

  1. A nuthatch found in North America, Sitta carolinensis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America

Similar
Sitta carolinensis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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