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Chickadee

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of several small plump North American birds of the genus Parus, having predominantly gray plumage and a dark-crowned head.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; -- named from its note.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The popular name of the American black-capped titmouse, Parus atricapillus, and related species.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America

Word Usage

"The chickadee, which is at home alike in the primitive woods and in our wood-lots, still retains its confidence in the towns to a remarkable degree."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

tit titmouse

Hyponym

parus carolinensis blackcap carolina chickadee parus atricapillus black-capped chickadee

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

tit titmouse

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

bluebird titmouse whizbang donacobius meadowlark blue jay song sparrow vireo redbird dum-dum