English
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Etymology
From titmose, from tit#Etymology 2|tit, + Old English mase (titmouse). The plural is formed in imitation of the otherwise unrelated mouse.
Noun
en-noun|titmice
- Any small passerine bird of the family Paridae, which are found in the woods of the northern hemisphere and of Africa.
Translations
mid
Russian: Ñ�иниÑ�а (sinÃtsa)
Spanish: carbonero m
Synonyms
tit
See also
chickadee
Pseudopodoces
Baeolophus
Melanochlora
Sylviparus
Category:Birds
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