chickaree
[ chik-uh-ree ]
noun
Origin of chickaree
1An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; imitative
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use chickaree in a sentence
Other chickarees were seen and heard and the characteristic piles of parts of Douglas fir cones still attest to their presence.
Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | Sydney Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for chickaree
chickaree
/ (ˈtʃɪkəˌriː) /
noun
another name for American red squirrel: See squirrel (def. 1)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse