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titmouse
[ tit-mous ]
/ ˈtɪtˌmaʊs /
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noun, plural tit·mice [tit-mahys]. /ˈtɪtˌmaɪs/.
any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
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Origin of titmouse
1275–1325; Middle English tit(e)mose (see tit1); mose,Old English māse titmouse; cognate with German Meise titmouse, Old Norse meis- in meisingr kind of bird; modern mouse by folk etymology
Words nearby titmouse
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British Dictionary definitions for titmouse
titmouse
/ (ˈtɪtˌmaʊs) /
noun plural -mice
(usually plural) any small active songbird of the family Paridae, esp those of the genus ParusSee tit 1
Word Origin for titmouse
C14 titemous, from tite (see tit 1) + mouse
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