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English noun: nutcracker

1. nutcracker (artifact) a compound lever used to crack nuts open


Broader (hypernym)compound lever

2. nutcracker (animal) any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects


Synonymsnuthatch


Broader (hypernym)oscine, oscine bird


Narrower (hyponym)European nuthatch, red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis, Sitta carolinensis, Sitta europaea, white-breasted nuthatch


Member meronymfamily Sittidae, Sittidae

3. nutcracker (animal) speckled birds that feed on nuts


Broader (hypernym)corvine bird


Narrower (hyponym)Clark's nutcracker, common nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes, Nucifraga columbiana


Member meronymgenus Nucifraga, Nucifraga









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