notenkraker

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Dutch

Nucifraga caryocatactes in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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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