English-Thai Dictionary

titmouse

N นก กิน แมลงช นิดหนึ่ง  nok-kin-ma-lang-cha-nid-nuang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TITMOUSE

n.[tit, small, and mouse. ] A small bird of the genus Parus.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TITMOUSE

Tit "mouse `, n.; pl. Titmice. Etym: [OE. titemose, titmase; tit small, or a small bird + AS. mase a kind of small bird; akin to D. mees a titmouse, G. meise, OHG. meisa, Icel. meisingr. The English form has been influenced by the unrelated word mouse. Cf. Tit a small bird. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; -- called also tit, and tomtit.

 

Note: The blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus ), the marsh titmouse (P. palustris ), the crested titmouse (P. cristatus ), the great titmouse (P. major ), and the long tailed titmouse (Ægithalos caudatus ), are the best-known European species. See Chickadee.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

titmouse

tit mouse |ˈtitˌmous ˈtɪtmaʊs | ▶noun ( pl. titmice ) a small songbird that searches acrobatically for insects among foliage and branches. [Family Paridae: three genera, esp. Parus, and numerous species, including the chickadees and the tufted titmouse (P. bicolor ).] ORIGIN Middle English: from tit 1 + obsolete mose ‘titmouse. ’ The change in the ending in the 16th cent. was due to association with mouse, probably because of the bird's size and quick movements.

 

Oxford Dictionary

titmouse

tit |mouse |ˈtɪtmaʊs | ▶noun ( pl. titmice |-mʌɪs | ) another term for tit 1. ORIGIN Middle English: from tit 1 + obsolete mose ‘titmouse ’. The change in the ending in the 16th cent. was due to association with mouse, probably because of the bird's size and quick movements.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

titmouse

titmouse noun USAGE titmouse Titmouse (= a small songbird ) is also known as a tit, but only serious birdwatchers use the shortened form (because of the vulgar homonym ). The vastly predominant plural (and the one recognized by dictionaries ) is titmice, not titmouses —e.g.: “In recent days chickadees, titmice, robins, cardinals, and white-breasted nuthatches seemed to celebrate the return of blue skies and sunshine. ” ( Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Mar. 16, 2003.) The form titmouses, though perhaps logical (since it's not a mouse at all ), occurs so infrequently as to be ill-advised —e.g.: “Other visitors to the Gibbs ’ yard Monday were cardinals, white-throated sparrows,... titmouses [read titmice ], chickadees, juncos, Carolina wrens, bluebirds and goldfinches.” ( Augusta Chronicle [GA ]; Jan. 24, 2003.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

titmouse

tit mouse /tɪ́tmàʊs /名詞 複 -mice C 〘鳥 〙シジュウカラ .