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titmice |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Titmouse \Tit"mouse`\, n.; pl {Titmice}. [OE. titemose titmase tit small or a small bird + AS m[=a]se a kind of small bird; akin to D. mees a titmouse, G. meise, OHG. meisa, Icel. meisingr The English form has been influenced by the unrelated word mouse. Cf {Tit} a small bird.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing birds belonging to {Parus} and allied genera; -- called also {tit}, and {tomtit}. Note: The blue titmouse ({Parus c[oe]ruleus}), the marsh titmouse ({P. palustris}), the crested titmouse ({P. cristatus}), the great titmouse ({P. major}), and the long tailed titmouse ({[AE]githalos caudatus}), are the best-known European species. See {Chickadee}.
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