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chickadee

/chik-uh-dee/US // ˈtʃɪk əˌdi //UK // (ˈtʃɪkəˌdiː) //

雏鸟,小鸡仔,雏鹰,鹰嘴豆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several North American birds of the genus Parus, of the titmouse family, especially P. atricapillus, having the throat and top of the head black.

Examples

  • He wanted evidence the gray-headed chickadee still existed here.

  • Hoping to turn up reports of gray-headed chickadees elsewhere in North America, Booms and his colleagues analyzed historical records.

  • That includes birds like the American robin, blue jay and chickadee.

  • So we awoke in the morning, with the sunshine smiting the snow into diamonds and a chickadee piping for breakfast.

  • The chickadee is a very popular bird among all the Indian tribes where it is known.

  • It is said that “in the beginning” the task of keeping account of the months was assigned to the chickadee.

  • At this time they chose to send the chickadee as a messenger to find out the conditions and to bring back word to them.

  • Now when the chickadee came on his mission and appeared at the dwellings of men he was invited to enter.