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titmouse
[ tit-mous ]
noun
, plural tit·mice [tit, -mahys].
- 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.
titmouse
/ ˈtɪtˌmaʊs /
noun
- usually plural any small active songbird of the family Paridae, esp those of the genus Parus See tit 1
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of titmouse1
C14 titemous, from tite (see tit 1) + mouse
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Example Sentences
But it is at the former, sharply whistled as the crested titmouse gives it, that every dog pricks up his ears.
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"A noisy titmouse is Jack Frost's trumpeter" may be one of those few weather-wise proverbs with a grain of truth in them.
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The habits of this large Titmouse are almost identical with those of Chickadees.
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But compare what he makes of his meeting with his titmouse with what Cowper or Burns makes of the like kind of incident!
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You know we can't be trifled with; we must look after the interests of—Titmouse.
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