'Sitta pygmaea' definitions:

Definition of 'Sitta pygmaea'

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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]