great tit

American  

noun

1. an Old World titmouse, Parus major, yellowish green above with white cheeks.

---

great tit British  

noun

1. a large common Eurasian tit, Parus major, with yellow-and-black underparts and a black-and-white head

---

Etymology

Origin of great tit

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

great tit

Researchers plan to continue monitoring the great tit population in Wytham Woods to understand how these weather effects may shift in the future.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026

In Wytham Wood this April - the UK's most scientifically studied woodland - great tit hatchlings emerged from their eggs up to three weeks earlier than they would have done in the 1940s.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2022

But the longest-running of the Wytham Woods experiments is the great tit project.

From BBC ● May 4, 2022

The great tit, a black-and-yellow bird with a call like a squeaky seesaw, is common across Europe and is a frequent visitor to bird feeders.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2017

Do you see that great tit on a branch of this poplar?

From Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by Houghton, W. (William)