blackcap

• Nom pouvant désigner un petit oiseau chanteur gris-brun à calotte noire, une petite mouette européenne à tête noire, une mésange à calotte sombre, ou une ronce d'Amérique du Nord orientale à fruits noirs en forme de dé à coudre.

A noun that can refer to a small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown, a small black-headed European gull, a chickadee having a dark crown, or a raspberry native to eastern North America with black thimble-shaped fruit.

1. Raspberry varietyB2formalamerican

   A raspberry native to eastern North America, having black thimble-shaped fruit.

   Ronce à fruits noirs (variété de framboise)

   • We picked blackcaps from the bushes along the trail.
   • The blackcap fruit is sweet and slightly tart.
   • Blackcaps are often used in jams and desserts.

   Synonymesblack raspberrythimbleberry

2. C1formalbritish

   A small black-headed European gull.

   Mouette mélanocéphale

   • A blackcap gull was spotted near the coast.
   • The blackcap is known for its distinctive black head.
   • Birdwatchers observed a flock of blackcaps feeding.

3. C1formalamerican

   A chickadee having a dark crown.

   Mésange à tête noire

   • The blackcap chickadee is common in northern forests.
   • We heard the call of a blackcap chickadee in the woods.
   • A blackcap perched on the feeder, eating seeds.

   Synonymesblack-capped chickadee

4. C1formalbritish

   A small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown.

   Fauvette à tête noire

   • The blackcap warbler sang beautifully in the garden.
   • We identified the bird as a blackcap by its crown.
   • Blackcaps migrate to warmer regions in winter.