"titmouse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪtmaʊs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-titmouse.wav Forms: titmice [plural], titmouses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English titmose, compound of tit (“small bird”) and mose, from Old English māse (“titmouse”), from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|titmose}} Middle English titmose, {{der|en|ang|māse|t=titmouse}} Old English māse (“titmouse”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*maisā}} Proto-West Germanic *maisā, {{der|en|gem-pro|*maisǭ}} Proto-Germanic *maisǭ, {{cog|nl|mees}} Dutch mees, {{cog|de|Meise}} German Meise, {{cog|non|meisingr}} Old Norse meisingr, {{cog|fr|mésange}} French mésange, {{cog|no|meis||skinny weakling}} Norwegian meis (“skinny weakling”) Head templates: {{en-noun|titmice|s}} titmouse (plural titmice or titmouses)
  1. Any small passerine bird mostly of the genus Baeolophus, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa. Categories (lifeform): Tits Synonyms: tit Derived forms: black-crested titmouse (taxonomic: Baeolophus atricristatus), blue titmouse (taxonomic: Cyanistes caeruleus), bridled titmouse (taxonomic: Baeolophus wollweberi), juniper titmouse, long-tailed titmouse (taxonomic: Aegithalos caudatus), oak titmouse (taxonomic: Baeolophus inornatus), tufted titmouse (taxonomic: Baeolophus bicolor) Related terms: chickadee, Pseudopodoces, Baeolophus, Melanochlora, Sylviparus Translations (certain parid bird): trishtil [masculine] (Albanian), αἰγίθαλλος (aigíthallos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), branín (Asturian), сіні́ца (siníca) [feminine] (Belarusian), синигер (siniger) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mallerenga [feminine] (Catalan), 山雀 (shānquè) (Chinese Mandarin), sýkora [feminine] (Czech), mejse [common-gender] (Danish), mees (Dutch), киса (kisa) (Eastern Mari), paruo (Esperanto), tihane (Estonian), tiainen (Finnish), mésange [feminine] (French), meixengra [feminine] (Galician), წივწივა (c̣ivc̣iva) (Georgian), Meise [feminine] (German), cinke (Hungarian), paruo (Ido), meantán [masculine] (Irish), cincia [feminine] (Italian), zeile [feminine] (Latgalian), zīlīte [feminine] (Latvian), zylė [feminine] (Lithuanian), chʼíshiibeezhii (Navajo), meis (Norwegian), sikora [feminine] (Polish), chapim [masculine] (Portuguese), mejengra [feminine] (Portuguese), pițigoi [masculine] (Romanian), maset [Rumantsch-Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, masculine] (Romansch), sbrensligna [Surmiran, feminine] (Romansch), tschingallegra [Puter, feminine] (Romansch), parüschla [Vallander, feminine] (Romansch), сини́ца (siníca) [feminine] (Russian), ialtag [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), ceeʒʒaž (Skolt Sami), sýkora [feminine] (Slovak), sinica [feminine] (Slovene), paro carbonero [masculine] (Spanish), carbonero [masculine] (Spanish), mes [common-gender] (Swedish), tita [common-gender] (Swedish), пислэг (pisleg) (Udmurt), сини́ця (synýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), parud (Volapük), titit (english: older term) (Volapük), titw [masculine] (Welsh), swidw [feminine] (Welsh), yswidw [feminine] (Welsh)
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Inflected forms

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          "taxonomic": "Baeolophus atricristatus",
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          "taxonomic": "Cyanistes caeruleus",
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          "taxonomic": "Baeolophus wollweberi",
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          "taxonomic": "Aegithalos caudatus",
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          "taxonomic": "Baeolophus inornatus",
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          "taxonomic": "Baeolophus bicolor",
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          "roman": "siníca",
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          "word": "mallerenga"
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          "sense": "certain parid bird",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "siníca",
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        },
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ialtag"
        },
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          "code": "sms",
          "lang": "Skolt Sami",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "word": "ceeʒʒaž"
        },
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sýkora"
        },
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sinica"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "paro carbonero"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "carbonero"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "mes"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "tita"
        },
        {
          "code": "udm",
          "lang": "Udmurt",
          "roman": "pisleg",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "word": "пислэг"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "synýcja",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "word": "parud"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
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          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "word": "titit"
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "titw"
        },
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "certain parid bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        }
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        "US"
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      "taxonomic": "Baeolophus atricristatus",
      "word": "black-crested titmouse"
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      "taxonomic": "Cyanistes caeruleus",
      "word": "blue titmouse"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Baeolophus wollweberi",
      "word": "bridled titmouse"
    },
    {
      "word": "juniper titmouse"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Aegithalos caudatus",
      "word": "long-tailed titmouse"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Baeolophus inornatus",
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        "4": "skinny weakling"
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      "word": "Pseudopodoces"
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      "word": "Melanochlora"
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        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Eastern Mari translations",
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        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Ido translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Latgalian translations",
        "Terms with Latvian translations",
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        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Navajo translations",
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        "Terms with Polish translations",
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        "US"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trishtil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "branín"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "siníca",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сіні́ца"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "siniger",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "синигер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mallerenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shānquè",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "山雀"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sýkora"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mejse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "mees"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "paruo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "tihane"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "tiainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mésange"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meixengra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣ivc̣iva",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "წივწივა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Meise"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "aigíthallos",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αἰγίθαλλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "cinke"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "paruo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meantán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cincia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zeile"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zīlīte"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "zylė"
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    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "roman": "kisa",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "киса"
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    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "chʼíshiibeezhii"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "meis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sikora"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chapim"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mejengra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pițigoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "Rumantsch-Grischun",
        "Sursilvan",
        "Sutsilvan",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maset"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "Surmiran",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sbrensligna"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "Puter",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tschingallegra"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "Vallander",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parüschla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "siníca",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сини́ца"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ialtag"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "ceeʒʒaž"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sýkora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sinica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paro carbonero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carbonero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mes"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tita"
    },
    {
      "code": "udm",
      "lang": "Udmurt",
      "roman": "pisleg",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "пислэг"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "synýcja",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сини́ця"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "parud"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "older term",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "word": "titit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "titw"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "swidw"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "certain parid bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "yswidw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "titmouse"
}

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