titmouse
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a tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
English
Etymology
From Middle English titmose, compound of tit (“small bird”) and mose, from Old English māse (“titmouse”), from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (compare Dutch mees, German Meise, Old Norse meisingr, French mésange), from *maisaz (“tiny, puny”) (compare Norwegian meis (“skinny weakling”)). Spelling as well as the plural form in imitation of the otherwise unrelated mouse.
Pronunciation
Noun
titmouse (plural titmouses or titmice)
- Any small passerine bird of the family Paridae, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.
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Translations
any bird of the family Paridae
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See also
References
- “titmouse, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2019.
