black-capped chickadee
[ blak-kapt ]
/ ˈblækˌkæpt /
noun
See under chickadee.
Origin of black-capped chickadee
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Words nearby black-capped chickadee
black-bag,
black-bag job,
black-bellied plover,
black-billed cuckoo,
black-billed magpie,
black-capped chickadee,
black-coated,
black-crowned night heron,
black-eyed pea,
black-eyed susan,
black-figure
Definition for black-capped chickadee (2 of 2)
chickadee
[ chik-uh-dee ]
/ ˈtʃɪk əˌdi /
noun
any of several North American birds of the genus Parus, of the titmouse family, especially P. atricapillus (black-capped chickadee), having the throat and top of the head black.
Origin of chickadee
First recorded in 1820–30; imitative
British Dictionary definitions for black-capped chickadee
chickadee
/ (ˈtʃɪkəˌdiː) /
noun
any of various small North American songbirds of the genus Parus, such as P. atricapillus (black-capped chickadee), typically having grey-and-black plumage: family Paridae (titmice)
Word Origin for chickadee
C19: imitative of its note