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单词 nucifrage
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nucifragen.

Brit. /ˈnjuːsᵻfreɪ(d)ʒ/, U.S. /ˈn(j)usəˌfreɪ(d)ʒ/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nucifraga.
Etymology: < scientific Latin and post-classical Latin nucifraga (1544 in a British source; published as scientific Latin genus name by M. J. Brisson Ornithol. (1760) II. 59) < classical Latin nuci- nuci- comb. form + frag- (see fragile adj.) + -a -a suffix1 1. Compare post-classical Latin nucifragus nuthatch (15th cent. in a glossarial British source), French nucifrage (1800 in a work title). Compare nucifragous adj. at nuci- comb. form .
Now rare or disused.
The spotted nutcracker (bird), Nucifraga caryocatactes.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Nucifrage, the nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes.
1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2965/2 Another example is the bird of the crow family called the nutcracker or nucifrage..which feeds on nuts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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