titmouse

tit·mouse  (ttmous)

n. pl. tit·mice (-ms)

Any of numerous small insect-eating passerine birds of the family Paridae, found in woodland areas throughout the world and including especially members of the genus Parus, such as the chickadee. See Regional Note at tit¹.

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[Alteration (influenced by mous, mouse) of Middle English titmose : tit- (probably from Old Norse tittr, titmouse) + mose, titmouse (from Old English mse, titmouse).]

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titmouse

Noun

pl -mice same as tit¹ [Middle English tite little + mouse]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

titmouse - small insectivorous birds tit oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus family Paridae, Paridae - titmice and chickadees chickadee - any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America Parus bicolor, tufted titmouse - crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States blue tit, Parus caeruleus, tomtit - widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head bush tit, bushtit - active grey titmice of western North America Chamaea fasciata, wren-tit - small brown bird of California resembling a wren Auriparus flaviceps, verdin - very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America