tomtit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tomtit	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for tomtit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tomtit n widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head Synonym(s): blue tit, tomtit, Parus caeruleus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Titmouse \Tit"mouse`\, n.; pl. {Titmice}. [OE. titemose, titmase; tit small, or a small bird + AS. m[be]se 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.] (Zo[94]l.) 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 c[d2]ruleus}), the marsh titmouse ({P. palustris}), the crested titmouse ({P. cristatus}), the great titmouse ({P. major}), and the long tailed titmouse ({[92]githalos caudatus}), are the best-known European species. See {Chickadee}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tomtit \Tom"tit`\, n. [Tom (see {Tomboy}) + tit the bird.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A titmouse, esp. the blue titmouse. [Prov.eng.] (b) The wren. [Prov.eng.]