"bluecap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bluecaps [plural]
Etymology: From blue + cap. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|cap}} blue + cap Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluecap (plural bluecaps)
  1. A bird, the blue titmouse. Categories (lifeform): Tits
    Sense id: en-bluecap-en-noun-zEsazYF0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English informal demonyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 31 1 15 Disambiguation of English informal demonyms: 48 27 10 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 30 1 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 30 1 14
  2. A fish of the salmon kind with blue spots on its head. Categories (lifeform): Salmonids
    Sense id: en-bluecap-en-noun-r54wIlV3
  3. (colloquial) A Scotsman. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-bluecap-en-noun-OSF8NeJj
  4. (mythology, mining) A tiny blue-skinned fairy that inhabits a mine and helps the miners. Categories (topical): Mining, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-bluecap-en-noun-fEROQyhF Topics: business, human-sciences, mining, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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