blue tit

blue tit
noun
widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head
• Syn: ↑tomtit, ↑Parus caeruleus
• Hypernyms: ↑titmouse, ↑tit
• Member Holonyms: ↑Parus, ↑genus Parus

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noun
: a widely distributed European titmouse (Parus caeruleus) having the crown of the head, wings, and tail bright cobalt blue

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an Old World titmouse, Parus caeruleus, having a cobalt-blue crown.
[1835-45]

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blue tit noun
A small bird (Cyanistes caeruleus or Parus caeruleus) with blue wings and tail and a blue-topped head
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Main Entry: ↑blue

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blue tit UK US noun [countable] [singular blue tit plural blue tits]
a small European bird with a blue head, tail, and wings, and a yellow chest
Thesaurus: species of birdhyponym

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blue tit,
a Eurasian titmouse with a yellow breast and cobalt-blue crown, wings, and tail.

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n. a small titmouse with a blue cap, greenish-blue back, and yellow underparts, widespread in Eurasia and northwestern Africa. ● Parus caeruleus, family Paridae

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ˈblue tit [blue tit blue tits] noun
a small European bird of the ↑tit family, with a blue head, wings and tail and yellow parts underneath

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