blue tit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blue tit
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The culprit: a half-ounce bird called the blue tit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Among the moth species linked to blue tit success was the winter moth, which emerges early in spring and is known to be a key food source.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024
"A blue tit is a dominant species - it tends to win in interactions and fighting for food or quarrelling for nest sites," explains Dr Lees.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2021
To remember to put that cuckoo’s importance high above the machine that comes to raze its kingdom, and to remember the meagre blue tit is infinitely more than myself.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2020
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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