blackcap (redirected from Sylvia atricapilla)

black·cap  (blkkp)

n.

1. See black raspberry.

2.

a. A small European warbler (Sylvia atricapilla), the male of which is gray with a black crown.

b. Any of various other black-crowned birds, such as the chickadee.

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blackcap [ˈblækˌkæp]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a brownish-grey Old World warbler, Sylvia atricapilla, the male of which has a black crown

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar birds, such as the black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus)

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) US a popular name for raspberry [3]

4. (Law) Brit (formerly) the cap worn by a judge when passing a death sentence

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blackcap - raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit black raspberry, blackcap raspberry, Rubus occidentalis, thimbleberry raspberry - red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries raspberry, raspberry bush - woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
	2.	blackcap - small black-headed European gull     Larus ridibundus, laughing gull, pewit, pewit gull sea gull, seagull, gull - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs genus Larus, Larus - type genus of the Laridae
	3.	blackcap - chickadee having a dark crown         black-capped chickadee, Parus atricapillus chickadee - any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America
	4.	blackcap - small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown Silvia atricapilla Old World warbler, true warbler - small active brownish or greyish Old World birds genus Silvia, Silvia - type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers

Translations

blackcap [ˈblækkæp] N (Orn) → cucurra f capirotada