DCHP-1 Online
chickaree [imitative] 
n. a species of squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus.
- 1833 The chickaree or Hudson's Bay squirrel . . . inhabits the forests of white spruce-trees which cover so vast a portion of the fur countries.
- 1911 "Chickaree" is a nickname which imitates his scolding, chattering conversation.
- 1833 The chickaree or Hudson's Bay squirrel . . . inhabits the forests of white spruce-trees which cover so vast a portion of the fur countries.