black-capped chickadee

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Definition of black-capped chickadee words

noun black-capped chickadee 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. 1

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

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