titmouse
Meaning
Noun
- 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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Origin
- From Middle English titmose, compound of tit#Etymology 3 and mose, from Old English māse, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (compare Dutch mees, German Meise, Old Norse meisingr, French mésange), from *maisaz (compare Norwegian meis ("skinny weakling")). Spelling as well as the plural form in imitation of the otherwise unrelated mouse.
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