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tom-tit

tom-tit noun: any of various birds in the Paridae family, especially the great tit (Parus major) or blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).

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.

Forms of tom-tit

pluraltom-tits

Origin of tom-tit

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

Questions about tom-tit

What does tom-tit mean?
Tom-tit means any of various birds in the Paridae family, especially the great tit (Parus major) or blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).
What part of speech is tom-tit?
Tom-tit is a noun.
What is the plural of tom-tit?
The plural of tom-tit is tom-tits.

Words near tom-tit in the dictionary

  1. Tom-and-Jerry shops
  2. Tom-and-Jerryish
  3. tom-cat
  4. tom-cats
  5. tom-cod
  6. tom-tit
  7. tom-tits
  8. tom-tom
  9. tom-tom drum
  10. tom-tom drummer
  11. tom-tom drummers

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