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bluecap

bluecap noun: a bird, the blue titmouse.

Noun

bluecap (plural bluecaps)

  1. A bird, the blue titmouse.
    • Mr. Hewitson mentions a pair of bluecaps having built their nest in a bottle[…]1869, W. J. Sterland, The birds of Sherwood Forest, page 84
  2. A fish of the salmon kind with blue spots on its head.
  3. (colloquial) A Scotsman.
  4. A tiny blue-skinned fairy that inhabits a mine and helps the miners.

Forms of bluecap

pluralbluecaps

Origin of bluecap

From blue + cap.

Questions about bluecap

What does bluecap mean?
Bluecap means a bird, the blue titmouse.
What part of speech is bluecap?
Bluecap is a noun.
What is the plural of bluecap?
The plural of bluecap is bluecaps.

Words near bluecap in the dictionary

  1. bluebuck
  2. bluebucks
  3. bluebugging
  4. bluebunch
  5. bluebunches
  6. bluecap
  7. bluecaps
  8. bluecheck
  9. bluechecks
  10. bluechip
  11. bluecoat

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