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Webster 1913 Edition
Titmouse
Tit′mouseˊ
,Noun.
pl.
Titmice
(#)
. [OE.
titemose
, titmase
; tit
small, or a small bird + AS. māse
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.] (Zool.)
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 (Parus palustris
), the crested titmouse (Parus cristatus
), the great titmouse (Parus major
), and the long tailed titmouse (Aegithalos caudatus
), are the best-known European species. See Chickadee
. Webster 1828 Edition
Titmouse
TIT'MOUSE
,Noun.