titmouse

/tit-mous/US // ˈtɪtˌmaʊs //UK // (ˈtɪtˌmaʊs) //

小老鼠,蝾螈,山猫,山雀

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural tit·mice [tit-mahys]. /ˈtɪtˌmaɪs/.
- : any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.

While most published accounts involve titmice in North America, at least five other bird species get in on the action.
But it is at the former, sharply whistled as the crested titmouse gives it, that every dog pricks up his ears.
"A noisy titmouse is Jack Frost's trumpeter" may be one of those few weather-wise proverbs with a grain of truth in them.
The habits of this large Titmouse are almost identical with those of Chickadees.
But compare what he makes of his meeting with his titmouse with what Cowper or Burns makes of the like kind of incident!
You know we can't be trifled with; we must look after the interests of—Titmouse.