Meanings
nounchickaree (plural chickarees)
plural chickarees
- CanadaUSA small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America.
We heard the sound of the chickaree
1864, Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods
Origin
Onomatopoeia from its cry; compare chickadee.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech čikarí
- čikarísmall squirrel
Finnish punaorava (T. hudsonicus), lännenpunaorava (T. douglasii)
- punaorava (T. hudsonicus)small squirrel
- lännenpunaorava (T. douglasii)small squirrel
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APA
chickaree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chickaree
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“chickaree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chickaree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chickaree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chickaree.
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