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Definition of Tit

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Tit Tit, n. 1. A small horse. --Tusser. 2. A woman; -- used in contempt. --Burton. 3. A morsel; a bit. --Halliwell. 4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word probably meant originally, something small, and is perhaps the same as teat. Cf. Titmouse, Tittle.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to the families Parid[ae] and Leiotrichid[ae]; a titmouse. (b) The European meadow pipit; a titlark. Ground tit. (Zo["o]l.) See Wren tit, under Wren. Hill tit (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to Siva, Milna, and allied genera. Tit babbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus Trichastoma. Tit for tat. [Probably for tip for tap. See Tip a slight blow.] An equivalent; retaliation. Tit thrush (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic and East Indian birds belonging to Suthora and allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate between the thrushes and titmice.
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Titmouse Tit"mouse`, n.; pl. Titmice. [OE. titemose, titmase; tit small, or a small bird + AS. m[=a]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["o]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[oe]ruleus), the marsh titmouse (P. palustris), the crested titmouse (P. cristatus), the great titmouse (P. major), and the long tailed titmouse ([AE]githalos caudatus), are the best-known European species. See Chickadee.

Meaning of Tit from wikipedia

- Look up tit or **** in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. TIT, Tit, ****, or tit may refer to: Tit (bird) or Paridae, a large family of p****erine birds Penduline...
- The great tit (Parus major) is a small p****erine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common species throughout Europe, the Middle East...
- The ****, chickadees, and titmice constitute the Paridae, a large family of small p****erine birds which occur mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa...
- was a term used by Aristotle for some European ****, including the long-tailed tit. The long-tailed tit was formally described by the Swedish naturalist...
- The coal tit (Periparus ater), is a small p****erine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in forests throughout...
- The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small p****erine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage...
- tit for tat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tit for tat is an English saying meaning "equivalent retaliation". Tit for Tat may also refer to: Tit...
- The cinereous tit (Parus cinereus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. This species is made up of several po****tions that were earlier treated...
- Titer (American English) or titre (British English) is a way of expressing concentration. Titer testing employs serial dilution to obtain approximate...
- Tit for tat is an English saying meaning "equivalent retaliation". It is an alteration of tip for tap "blow for blow", first recorded in 1558. It is also...