SITTA CANADENSIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests

Synonyms:

red-breasted nuthatch; Sitta canadensis

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Sitta canadensis" is a kind of...):

nutcracker; nuthatch (any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects)

Holonyms ("Sitta canadensis" is a member of...):

genus Sitta; Sitta (type genus of the Sittidae)

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