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blackcap

Syllabification: (black·cap)
Pronunciation: /ˈblakˌkap/
Definition of blackcap

noun

  • 1a mainly European warbler with a black cap in the male and a reddish-brown one in the female.
    • Sylvia atricapilla, family Sylviidae
  • 2North American the black-capped chickadee. See chickadee.

blackcap in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of blackcap in the British & World English dictionary