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chickadee
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chick·a·dee  (chk-d)
n.
Any of several small plump North American birds of the genus Parus, having predominantly gray plumage and a dark-crowned head.
[Imitative of its call.]
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Noun1.chickadeechickadee - any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America
titmouse, tit - small insectivorous birds
genus Parus, Parus - type genus of the family Paridae
black-capped chickadee, Parus atricapillus, blackcap - chickadee having a dark crown
Carolina chickadee, Parus carolinensis - southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller


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