titmouse
tit·mouse
noun \ˈtit-ˌmau̇s\ plural tit·mice\-ˌmīs\
Definition of TITMOUSE
: any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Baeolophus of the family Paridae) that are related to the chickadees, have small bills and usually long tails, and have been sometimes placed especially formerly in a related genus (Parus)
Origin of TITMOUSE
by folk etymology from Middle English titmose, from *tit any small object or creature + mose titmouse, from Old English māse; akin to Old High German meisa titmouse
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with TITMOUSE
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