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wren tit

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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.
Also, wrentit.


Origin:
1870–75, Americanism
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wren tit also wren-tit   (rěn'tĭt')   
n.  A small grayish-brown songbird (Chamaea fasciata) of the western United States, resembling both a wren and a titmouse and found usually in low scrub or chaparral.
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