chickadee

[ chik-uh-dee ]

noun

1. 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

1. 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of chickadee¹

First recorded in 1820–30; imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of chickadee¹

C19: imitative of its note

Example Sentences

If only you had the memory of a mountain chickadee.

From Science Daily

Pravosudov and his team then counted how many times each chickadee landed on the wrong feeders before they recalled the right one.

From Science Daily

Using blood samples, the team at CU Boulder also sequenced the entire genome of 162 tagged chickadees, creating the largest dataset ever collected for evaluating the genetic basis of chickadee cognitive ability.

From Science Daily

Chickadee Bakeshop and Littlest Wishes Photography operated inside the building.

From Seattle Times

Many plates featuring the chickadee, a design introduced in 1999, are now peeling and delaminating, and in need of replacement.

From Seattle Times