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blackcap
/ˈblækˌkæp/
noun 4
Collocations
2VERB + BLACKCAP
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BLACKCAP + NOUN
capofuscolo, warbler
Definitions
noun
1
A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.
2
Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including the black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus, syn. Parus atricapillus).
Other times the cat would run off to the hunting grounds, either the swamps or the Astroni, and when the hunters shot down an oriole or a great tit or a blackcap [translating capofuscolo], she collected them and presented them to the king with the same message.
3
An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
4
The blackcap raspberry (Rubus leucodermis).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — small black-headed European gull
- pewit
noun — raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimb
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Idioms & Phrases
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Other times the cat would run off to the hunting grounds, either the swamps or the Astroni, and when the hunters shot down an oriole or a great tit or a blackcap [translating capofuscolo], she collect
Wiktionary02
I am a blackcap.
Tatoeba · #317405603
The eggs differ from those of the Blackcap and Garden Warbler in being white, spotted, chiefly at the larger end, with ash-grey.
Tatoeba · #10883074Usage Notes
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