'Sitta Canadensis' definitions:
Definition of 'Sitta canadensis'
From: WordNet
noun
Bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests [syn: red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis]
Definition of 'Sitta Canadensis'
From: GCIDE
- Nuthatch \Nut"hatch`\, n. [OE. nuthake. See 2d Hack.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta, as the European species (Sitta Europaea). The {white-breasted nuthatch} (Sitta Carolinensis), the red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta Canadensis), the pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea), and others, are American. [1913 Webster]