tom-tit

See also: tomtit and tom tit

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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.

Translations

Petroica macrocephala

• French: miro mésange
• German: Maorischnäpper m
• Ido: paruo (io)
• Maori: miromiro, hōmiromiro

See also

• tom tit