nuthatch
noun /ˈnʌthætʃ/
/ˈnʌthætʃ/
- a small bird that climbs up and down trees looking for insects and nuts and has a musical callTopics Birdsc2Word OriginMiddle English: from nut + obsolete hatch (related to hack ‘cut’), from the bird's habit of hacking with the beak at nuts wedged in a crevice.