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blackcap.

A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.

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noun/ˈblækˌkæp/General-American
  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).

    UK · US · dialectal · obsolete
  3. An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.

  4. The blackcap raspberry (Rubus leucodermis).

    Canada · US
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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