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shickaree
English
Noun
shickaree (plural shickarees)
- Dated form of shikari.
Anagrams
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chickaree
English
Etymology
Onomatopoeia from its cry; compare chickadee.
Noun
chickaree (plural chickarees)
- (Canada, US) A small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America.
- 1864, Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods:
- We heard the sound of the chickaree
- 1864, Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods:
Usage notes
- The name was first applied to the eastern species of Tamiasciurus, T. hudsonicus, but is now more often used for the western T. douglasii.
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Chickaree”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume II (C), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 336, column 2.
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