chickadee

noun

chick·a·dee ˈchi-kə-(ˌ)dē

: any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice, usually have the crown of the head distinctly darker than the body, and have sometimes been placed especially formerly in a related genus (Parus)

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Upon seeing an owl, a chickadee might sound a loud chick-a-dee-dee-dee, adding dees in relation to how dangerous the predator is perceived to be. —

Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 For this issue’s feature story about hybrid chickadees by writer Rebecca Heisman, Thorp mapped the hybrids’ shifting range. —

Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024 Their small seed clusters also attract birds like the goldfinch, redpolls, chickadees, and pine siskins. —

Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024 The score of the worst chickadee was close to 2.5 errors. —

Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chickadee