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chebec

[ chi-bek ]

/ tʃɪˈbɛk /

noun

least flycatcher.

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orchard

body of land completely surrounded by water

group of cultivated fruit trees

long mournful cry

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Origin of chebec

imitative

Words nearby chebec

cheat day, cheat on, cheat sheet, cheater, cheb, chebec, chebeck, cheboksary, chebyshev equation, chebyshev's inequality, chechako

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Example sentences from the Web for chebec

Welcome and Mrs. Robin continued to cry mournfully, but little Mr. and Mrs. Chebec bore their trouble almost silently.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess
This species is very similar to, but larger, than the well-known Least Flycatcher or Chebec.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
By that time the chebec could be distinguished by the naked eye.
The Knight of Malta|Eugene Sue
He turned his telescope on them; a second examination confirmed him in the idea that the chebec in sight belonged to some pirate.
The Knight of Malta|Eugene Sue

In a high fork in a great maple tree at the corner of the road, the chebec, or least flycatcher, showed me her home.
Everyday Adventures|Samuel Scoville

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