Definition of PIPIT

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But since the rats were killed, the pipits have already responded, their numbers exploding now that their eggs and chicks are safe. — National Geographic, "Large Island Declared Rat-Free in Biggest Removal Success," 9 May 2018 Some of the species have declined even more: Meadow pipit populations, for example, fell by 68 percent. — James Gorman, New York Times, "Farmland Birds in France Are in Steep Decline," 11 Apr. 2018 Meadow pipits, for example, have declined by 68 percent. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Pesticides Have Led to a ‘Catastrophic’ Decline in France’s Bird Populations," 22 Mar. 2018

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The first known use of pipit was in 1745

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