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wren-tit
or wren·tit
[ ren-tit ]
noun
- a small, brown bird, Chamaea fasciata, of the western U.S., resembling a wren and a titmouse, and having a long, tapered tail.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wren-tit1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences
I became so impressed by the wren-tit side of the case that I quite forgot the lazuli note and markings.
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The wren-tit had stayed behind at the well; but while the lazuli was gone, who should come flying in but the foster mother!
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The known ranges of the various forms, or subspecies of the Wren-Tit are given in the following paper.
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This duller colored variety has the same nesting habits and similar eggs to those of the Coast Wren-tit.
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But if so, what did this interest on the part of the wren-tit mean?
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