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Webster 1913 Edition


Chickadee

Chick′a-deeˊ

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

Definition 2024


chickadee

chickadee

Black-capped chickadee

English

Noun

chickadee (plural chickadees)

  1. A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.
  2. Affectionate term of address.

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