bush tit

noun

any of several North American titmice of the genus Psaltriparus, which construct long, pendent nests.

Nearby words

bush shrike, bush sickness, bush singlet, bush tea, bush telegraph, bush tit, bush tucker, bush wren, bush, george h. w., bush, george herbert walker, bush, george w.

Origin of bush tit

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for bushtit

bushtit

/ (ˈbʊʃˌtɪt) /

noun

any small grey active North American songbird of the genus Psaltriparus, such as P. minimus (common bushtit): family Paridae (titmice)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012