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Nucifraga caryocatactes

Nutcracker \Nut"crack`er\, n.

  1. An instrument for cracking nuts.

  2. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. A European bird ( Nucifraga caryocatactes), allied to the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.

    2. The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker ( Picicorvus Columbianus) of Western North America.