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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pipit  \Pip"it\,  n.  [So  named  from  its  call  note.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  small  singing  birds  belonging 
  to  {Anthus}  and  allied  genera,  of  the  family 
  {Motacillid[ae]}.  They  strongly  resemble  the  true  larks  in 
  habits,  colors,  and  the  great  length  of  the  hind  claw.  They 
  are  therefore,  often  called  {titlarks},  and  {pipit  larks}. 
 
  Note:  The  {meadow  pipit}  ({Anthus  pratensis});  the  {tree 
  pipit},  or  tree  lark  ({A.  trivialis});  and  the  {rock 
  pipit},  or  sea  lark  ({A.  obscurus})  are  well-known 
  European  species.  The  common  American  pipit,  or  brown 
  lark,  is  {Anthus  Pensilvanicus}.  The  Western  species 
  ({A.  Spraguei})  is  called  the  {American  skylark},  on 
  account  of  its  musical  powers. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pipit 
  n  :  small  songbirds  resembling  larks  [syn:  {titlark},  {lark}] 




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