pipit

[ pip-it ]
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noun
  1. any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.

Origin of pipit

1
First recorded in 1760–70; imitative

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How to use pipit in a sentence

  • This may be seen in daws, choughs, pipits, and many other species.

    Birds and Man | W. H. Hudson
  • Among these may be mentioned the brown-capped leucostictes, the American pipits, the ravens, and Brewer's blackbirds.

    Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester Keyser
  • The swans and geese began to fly northward, and the pipits woke among the birches.

    The Path of the King | John Buchan
  • By the end of the month much song has ceased, Tree Pipits and Chaffinches especially becoming mute.

  • The Wagtails and Pipits are closely-allied forms, and are usually referred to the same family of Oscines.

British Dictionary definitions for pipit

pipit

/ (ˈpɪpɪt) /


noun
  1. any of various songbirds of the genus Anthus and related genera, having brownish speckled plumage and a long tail: family Motacillidae: Also called: titlark

Origin of pipit

1
C18: probably of imitative origin

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