wren-tit

or wren·tit

[ ren-tit ]

noun
  1. a small, brown bird, Chamaea fasciata, of the western U.S., resembling a wren and a titmouse, and having a long, tapered tail.

Origin of wren-tit

1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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