Clark nutcracker

noun

variants or Clark's nutcracker or less commonly Clark's crow

: a grayish white bird (Nucifraga columbiana) of the family Corvidae of western North America with black-and-white wings and tail

Word History

Etymology

after William Clark †1838 American explorer

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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