crested tit

noun

a small European songbird, Parus cristatus, that has a greyish-brown plumage with a prominent speckled black-and-white crest: family Paridae (tits)

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Words nearby crested tit

crest rail, crest syndrome, cresta run, crested auklet, crested dog's-tail, crested tit, crested wheatgrass, crestfallen, cresting, crestone needle, crestone peak
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