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View synonyms for pipit
pipit
[ pip-it ]
noun
- any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
pipit
/ ˈpɪpɪt /
noun
- any of various songbirds of the genus Anthus and related genera, having brownish speckled plumage and a long tail: family Motacillidae Also calledtitlark
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pipit1
First recorded in 1760–70; imitative
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pipit1
C18: probably of imitative origin
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Example Sentences
Of these I will only mention the blackcap, linnet, and tree-pipit.
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My new-found friend (the feathered one, I mean) was the American pipit, which some years ago was known as the tit-lark.
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In our climb up Gray's Peak we found the pipit realm and that of the white-crowned sparrows slightly overlapping.
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I cannot find a similar case among British species to illustrate this point, unless it be that of the meadow- and rock-pipit.
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And yet the tree-pipit is not very highly regarded among British melodists, on account of the little variety there is in its song.
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