chickaree

== English == === Etymology === Onomatopoeia from its cry; compare chickadee. === Noun === chickaree (plural chickarees) (Canada, US) A small squirrel, one of the species of Tamiasciurus, that lives in evergreen forests of North America. ==== Usage notes ==== The name was first applied to the eastern species of Tamiasciurus, T. hudsonicus, but is now more often used for the western T. douglasii. ==== Translations ==== === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Chickaree”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume II (C), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 336, column 2.