chickaree
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chickaree
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; imitative
Example Sentences
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Dolores Waters, who lived in Robindale in 1977 and now lives north of Johnstown on Chickaree Mountain, shook hands and chatted with a constant stream of long-lost friends and neighbors.
From Washington Times
Douglas squirrel or Sierra chickaree.—Very abundant and thrusts itself upon the public by its quarrelsome and scolding disposition.
From Project Gutenberg
Fire in Chickaree Draw could destroy all the Douglas fir there, and consequently much of the habitat occupied by the chickaree.
From Project Gutenberg
This side canyon has been named Chickaree Draw by C.W.
From Project Gutenberg
Quaintance, who, with Lloyd White, studied the chickaree there in 1935.
From Project Gutenberg
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