titmouse

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Any small passerine bird of the family Paridae, which are found in the woods of the northern hemisphere and of Africa
{n} a genuse of small birds
Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; called also tit, and tomtit
small insectivorous birds
{i} small bird
tittimouse
The titmouse
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titmice
plural of titmouse
tufted titmouse
A bluish-gray titmouse (Parus bicolor) of the eastern and southern United States, having a crest on its head and brown flanks
tufted titmouse
crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States
titmouse

    Silbentrennung

    tit·mouse

    Synonyme

    tit

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    () From Middle English titmose, compound of tit 'small bird' and Old English māse (“titmouse”), from Proto-Germanic *maison (compare Dutch mees, German Meise, Old Norse meisingr), from *maisa 'tiny, puny' (compare Norwegian meis 'skinny weakling', Flemish mejzel 'bit, crumb'). The plural is formed in imitation of the otherwise unrelated mouse.
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