parus atricapillus

3 definitions found

parus atricapillus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Blackcap \Black"cap`\ (-k[a^]p`), n.
     1. (Zool.)
        (a) A small European song bird (Sylvia atricapilla),
            with a black crown; the mock nightingale.
        (b) An American titmouse (Parus atricapillus); the
            chickadee. Also called the black-cap chickadee.
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     2. (Cookery) An apple roasted till black, to be served in a
        dish of boiled custard.
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     3. The black raspberry.
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  Chickadee \Chick"a*dee`\, n. (Zool.)
     A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus),
     of North America; -- named from its note.
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parus atricapillus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Parus atricapillus
      n 1: chickadee having a dark crown [syn: black-capped chickadee
           , blackcap, Parus atricapillus]