chickadee
noun
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.
chickadees
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pluralof chickadee.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The first thing I noticed was the sound of the place: the chatter of chickadees, the crows of a rooster and the honks of geese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
She provides shelter, nesting materials, and food to myriad juncos, black-capped chickadees, chestnut-backed chickadees, nuthatches, Bewick’s wrens, towhees, all our native woodpeckers, various migratory birds, pollinators, and so many other wildlife.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
Each feeder has a gate with a radio frequency reader that can detect a tag researchers put on chickadees.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
Other studies found that normally solitary bushbabies were more social on the streets of Pretoria, and urbanized mountain chickadees were more bold in the face of simulated predators in British Columbia.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 15, 2024
When Roz first listened to the chickadees, their songs had sounded like “TWEEE-tweedle! TWEEE-tweedle!”
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
