Chickadee
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noun.
Any of several small plump North American birds of the genus
Poecile,
having predominantly gray plumage and a dark crown.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The popular name of the American black-capped titmouse,
Parus atricapillus
, and related species.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (
Parus atricapillus
), of North America; -- named from its note.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A small
passerine
bird (
songbird
) of the genus
Parus
or the family
Paridae
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America
Word Usage
"I have a close friend that I call chickadee ... love your card and it made me think happy thoughts of my friend today!"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
tit
titmouse
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
black-capped chickadee
blackcap
carolina chickadee
parus atricapillus
parus carolinensis
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
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Winna
bee-eater
blue jay
bluebird
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
tit
titmouse