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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Any of several small plump North American birds of the genus Parus, having predominantly gray plumage and a dark-crowned head.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The popular name of the American black-capped titmouse, Parus atricapillus, and related species. The chickadees are small birds from 4½ to 5½ inches long, leaden-gray above and whitish below. They have a black cap and black throat.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Zoöl.) A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; -- named from its note.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America

Etymologies

  1. onomatopoeia (Wiktionary)
  2. Imitative of its call. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • yarb Gorgeous photo. Washington DC or State? Jan 23, 2008

  • reesetee Beautiful, SoG! A very talented friend indeed.

    You'll be visiting the States?? You'd better wear your Groucho disguise or we'll come looking for you. ;-) Jan 23, 2008

  • sonofgroucho Here's a picture of one from my friend Kim---one of the best bird photographers on Flickr. I'm meeting her in Washington in April. Jan 23, 2008

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