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chickadee
[ chik-uh-dee ]
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.
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)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chickadee1
First recorded in 1820–30; imitative
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chickadee1
C19: imitative of its note
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Example Sentences
So we awoke in the morning, with the sunshine smiting the snow into diamonds and a chickadee piping for breakfast.
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The chickadee is a very popular bird among all the Indian tribes where it is known.
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It is said that “in the beginning” the task of keeping account of the months was assigned to the chickadee.
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At this time they chose to send the chickadee as a messenger to find out the conditions and to bring back word to them.
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Now when the chickadee came on his mission and appeared at the dwellings of men he was invited to enter.
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