chickadee

• Nom vernaculaire désignant diverses petites mésanges d'Amérique du Nord, à tête noire ou brune, connues pour leur cri caractéristique.

Any of various small, grey-and-black songbirds native to North America, known for their distinctive call.

1. Small North American songbirdB1formalamerican

   Any of several small, gray-and-black songbirds native to North America, known for their distinctive call.

   Mésange à tête noire

   • A chickadee perched on the bird feeder outside my window.
   • The chickadee's call sounds like its name: 'chick-a-dee-dee-dee'.
   • We spotted a black-capped chickadee in the forest.