SITTA CANADENSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sitta canadensis mean? 

• SITTA CANADENSIS (noun)
  The noun SITTA CANADENSIS has 1 sense:

1. bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests

  Familiarity information: SITTA CANADENSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SITTA CANADENSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

red-breasted nuthatch; Sitta canadensis

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)