Advertisement
Advertisement
blue tit
noun
- an Old World titmouse, Parus caeruleus, having a cobalt-blue crown.
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of blue tit1
Discover More
Example Sentences
Brown thrushes, dark blackbird, blue tit, and wagtail gave a little colour to the angle of the meadow.
The commonest of all is the little blue-tit, or “tom-tit,” as it is so often called.
Creeper and nuthatch, and starling and gem-like blue tit, found holes enough in the old trunks to breed in.
More fearless still is a blue-tit that has her dwelling in a crevice in the wall some fifty yards further on.
The saw-like note of the great titmouse is said to foretell rain; that of the blue-tit, cold.
Advertisement
Word of the Day
[fur-kin ]
Meaning and examplesStart each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!
By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse