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titmouse

DEFINITIONS OF: titmouse

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n small insectivorous birds

Synonyms:
tit
Types:
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chickadee
any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America
Parus bicolor, tufted titmouse
crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States
Parus caeruleus, blue tit, 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
Parus atricapillus, black-capped chickadee, blackcap
chickadee having a dark crown
Carolina chickadee, Parus carolinensis
southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller
Type of:
oscine, oscine bird
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
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