blue tit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blue tit
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The results showed that blue tit populations grew more in years when moth numbers were higher, indicating that the abundance of moth caterpillars impacts blue tit breeding success.
From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024
It’s quite chilly in mine and there’s a blue tit pecking a fat ball outside.
From The Guardian • Dec. 8, 2019
Hats off to anyone who can still identify tansy, crocketed pinnacles or a blue tit.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017
Will Hollywood ever change with the new science and portray dinosaurs as being more like a blue tit than a terrible lizard?
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2015
The blue tit that had been swinging on a bramble, singing “Heigh ho, go-and-get-another-bit-of-moss,” stopped his acrobatics and flew into the wood.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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