blackcap.
A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.
Meaning & usage
A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.
Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including the black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus, syn. Parus atricapillus).
An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
The blackcap raspberry (Rubus leucodermis).
Where this word comes from
Calque of Latin ātricapillus (“blackcap; black-haired”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγκόρυφος (melankóruphos). By surface analysis, black + cap.
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