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chickaree

chickaree noun: a small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America.

Noun

chickaree (plural chickarees)

  1. (Canada, US) A small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America.
    • We heard the sound of the chickaree1864, Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods

Forms of chickaree

pluralchickarees

Origin of chickaree

Onomatopoeia from its cry; compare chickadee.

Questions about chickaree

What does chickaree mean?
Chickaree means a small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America.
What part of speech is chickaree?
Chickaree is a noun.
What is the plural of chickaree?
The plural of chickaree is chickarees.

Words near chickaree in the dictionary

  1. chickabiddy
  2. chickadee
  3. chickadees
  4. Chickahominy
  5. Chickamauga
  6. chickaree
  7. chickarees
  8. Chickasaw
  9. Chickasaw County
  10. Chickasaw plum
  11. Chickasaw plums

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