tom-tit

See also: tomtit and tom tit

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Etymology

From the common given name Tom and tit, as in titmouse.

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Noun

tom-tit (plural tom-tits)

  1. Any of various birds in the Paridae family, especially the great tit (Parus major) or blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).
  2. Petroica macrocephala, the miromiro or New Zealand tit, a bird of the Petroicidae (Australasian robin) family.

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