notenkraker

Dutch
Nucifraga caryocatactes in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

From noot (“nut”) +‎ -en- +‎ kraken (“crack”) +‎ -er. Literally, “nutcracker”.

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Noun

notenkraker m (plural notenkrakers, diminutive notenkrakertje n)

  1. A nutcracker, an implement for cracking nuts
  2. The spotted nutcracker, a corvid bird, Nucifraga caryocatactes

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