nucifraga

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A genus of corvine birds, or Corvidæ, intermediate in some respects between crows and jays; the nutcrackers. There are several species, of Europe and Asia, the best-known of which is N. caryocatactes. See nutcracker.

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• noun nutcrackers