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blackcap

black·cap

US/ˈblækˌkæp/ uncommon obsolete uk us

noun

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small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown

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Origin

Calque of Latin ātricapillus (“blackcap; black-haired”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγκόρυφος (melankóruphos). By surface analysis, black + cap.

Phrases

  • blackcap raspberry
  • bush blackcap
  • Eurasian blackcap
  • Wilson's blackcap

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