Nuthatch (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- A group of nuthatches flitted between the branches of the oak tree, their bright eyes searching for hidden treats.
- The birdwatcher's field guide listed the white-breasted nuthatch as a common sight in these woodlands.
- Nuthatches are known for their unusual habit of climbing down trees headfirst, their strong feet digging into the bark.
- As the morning sun warmed the garden, a lone nuthatch visited the feeder, its sharp beak cracking open a peanut.
- In the dead of winter, when other birds had fled, the nuthatches remained, scavenging for sustenance in the frozen landscape.