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- noun Plural form of
chickaree .
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Examples
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Chipmunks and white-footed mice lived in the cabin, the former very bold and friendly; in fact, the chipmunks, of several species, were everywhere; and there were gophers or rock-squirrels, and small tree-squirrels, like the Eastern chickarees, and big tree-squirrelsthe handsomest squirrels I have ever seenwith black bodies and bushy white tails.
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While Nick and Herbert busied themselves gathering some dry twigs and sticks, Sam Harper, with his keen knife, skillfully skinned the chickarees, dressed them, and then holding them over the flame on green, forked sticks, they were soon cooked to a turn.
Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878
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The common red squirrels, or chickarees, were so plentiful that they were nearly always in sight, and, without moving from where they stood, the lads descried several running along the limbs of the trees.
Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878
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