"chickaree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chickarees [plural]
Etymology: Onomatopoeia from its cry; compare chickadee. Etymology templates: {{m|en|chickadee}} chickadee Head templates: {{en-noun}} chickaree (plural chickarees)
  1. (Canada, US) A small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America. Tags: Canada, US Categories (lifeform): Squirrels Translations (small squirrel): čikarí [neuter] (Czech), punaorava (T. hudsonicus) (Finnish), lännenpunaorava (T. douglasii) (Finnish)

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