Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology: The specific name of the pine-grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, from its habit of picking out seeds in eating.
- noun plural [capitalized] A name of the Psittaci, the crackers or parrots.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A device that
enucleates .
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Examples
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It was enucleator, as in one who enucleates, or removes tumors (or in this case, eyes).
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Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator, originally uploaded by corbeau_du_nord.
Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2008
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Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator, originally uploaded by corbeau_du_nord.
Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2008
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