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Definition of Titmouse

1. Noun. Small insectivorous birds.

Definition of Titmouse

1. n. Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; -- called also tit, and tomtit.

Definition of Titmouse

1. Noun. Any small passerine bird of the family Paridae, which are found in the woods of the northern hemisphere and of Africa. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Titmouse

1. a small bird [n -MICE]

Medical Definition of Titmouse

1. Origin: OE. Titemose, titmase; tit small, or a small bird + AS. Mase a kind of small bird; akin to D. Mees a titmouse, G. Meise, OHG. Meisa, Icel. Meisingr. The English form has been influenced by the unrelated word mouse. Cf. Tit a small bird. Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; called also tit, and tomtit. The blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus), the marsh titmouse (P. Palustris), the crested titmouse (P. Cristatus), the great titmouse (P. Major), and the long tailed titmouse (aegithalos caudatus), are the best-known European species. See Chickadee. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Titmouse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1841)
"titmouse made no reply ; but gazed at Gammon •with a countenance full of distress ... exclaimed titmouse, shaking like an aspen-leaf—at length realizing the ..."

2. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"shouted titmouse, rushing to the door, pale with fury, and pulling it open. presented to him ; and sunk down upon the bed with a feeling as if he were now ..."

3. The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White (1868)
"Every species of titmouse winters with us ; they have what I call a kind of intermediate bill between the hard and the soft, ..."

4. A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick, Ralph Beilby, Henry Cotes (1826)
"The Marsh titmouse is said to be fond of wasps, bees, and other insects, ... Its manners are similar to those of the Coal titmouse, and it is equally ..."

5. The Classic and the Beautiful from the Literature of Three Thousand Years edited by Henry Coppée (1899)
"titmouse continued looking on the floor incredulously and sheepishly: " Very ... But I can lav my hand on rny heart, Mr. titmouse, and declare to God—I can ..."

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