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Webster 1913 Edition


Pipit

Pip′it

,
Noun.
[So named from its call note.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to
Anthus
and allied genera, of the family
Motacillidæ
. They strongly resemble the true larks in habits, colors, and the great length of the hind claw. They are, therefore, often called
titlarks
, and
pipit larks
.
☞ The
meadow pipit
(
Anthus pratensis
); the
tree pipit
, or tree lark (
Anthus trivialis
); and the
rock pipit
, or sea lark (
Anthus obscurus
) are well-known European species. The common American
pipit
, or brown lark, is
Anthus Pensilvanicus
. The Western species (
Anthus Spraguei
) is called the
American skylark
, on account of its musical powers.

Definition 2024


pipit

pipit

English

Noun

pipit (plural pipits)

  1. Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

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Finnish

Adjective

pipit

  1. Plural form of pipi.

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French

Noun

pipit m (plural pipits)

  1. pipit

Swedish

Verb

pipit

  1. supine of pipa.