sylvia atricapilla

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sylvia atricapilla - 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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