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nutcracker

Pronunciation: /ˈnʌtkrakə/
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Definition of nutcracker

noun

  • 1 (usually nutcrackers) a device for cracking nuts.
  • [as modifier] denoting a person’s nose and chin with the points near each other, either naturally or as a result of the loss of teeth.
  • 2a crow that feeds on the seeds of conifers, found widely in Eurasia and in western North America.
    • Genus Nucifraga, family Corvidae: the Eurasian spotted nutcracker (N. caryocatactes), with white-spotted brown plumage, and the North American Clark’s nutcracker (N. columbiana), with pale grey and black plumage

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