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CAROLINA CHICKADEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Carolina chickadee mean?
• CAROLINA CHICKADEE (noun)
The noun CAROLINA CHICKADEE has 1 sense:
1. southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller
Familiarity information: CAROLINA CHICKADEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Carolina chickadee; Parus carolinensis
Hypernyms ("Carolina chickadee" is a kind of...):
chickadee (any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America)
Context examples
Rice researches the black-capped chickadee and its relative, the Carolina chickadee.
(Scent brings songbirds to the yard, National Science Foundation)
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