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black-capped chickadee

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small bird of species Poecile atricapillus, from the tit family Paridae

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

chickadee having a dark crown

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blackcap, Parus atricapillus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chickadee

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: mallerenga capnegra americana — Poecile atricapillus
  • Chinese Cantonese: 黑盖山雀 — Poecile atricapillus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑盖山雀 — Poecile atricapillus
  • Czech: sýkora černohlavá — Poecile atricapillus
  • Danish: amerikansk fyrremejse — Poecile atricapillus
  • Finnish: amerikanhömötiainen — Poecile atricapillus
  • French: mésange à tête noire — Poecile atricapillus
  • German: Schwarzkopfmeise — Poecile atricapillus
  • Japanese: アメリカコガラ (amerikakogara) — Poecile atricapillus
  • Malayalam: ടിറ്റ്മൗസ് (ṭiṟṟmausŭ) — Poecile atricapillus
  • Norwegian: amerikameis — Poecile atricapillus
  • Polish: sikora jasnoskrzydła — Poecile atricapillus
  • Russian: черноша́почная га́ичка (černošápočnaja gáička) — Poecile atricapillus
  • Slovak: sýkorka čiapočkatá — Poecile atricapillus
  • Swedish: amerikansk talltita — Poecile atricapillus
  • Ukrainian: гаїчка світлокрила (hajička svitlokryla) — Poecile atricapillus
  • Volapük: blägakapaparud — Poecile atricapillus