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
The top three birds in Kent and West Sussex were the house sparrow, blue tit and Starling, while in East Sussex they were the house sparrow, blue tit and wood pigeon.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
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
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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