: a grayish-white bird (Nucifraga columbiana) of western North America with black-and-white wings and tail
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Also a unique trait of the whitebark pine is that its sole vector of seed dispersion is done by one bird -- the Clark's nutcracker.
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Arkansas Online, 30 July 2021
Arkansas Online, 30 July 2021
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William Clark
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above
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“Clark's nutcracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Clark%27s%20nutcracker. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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