Etymology

bottletit

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Today it means: Synonym of long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From bottle + tit, from the shape of its nest.

First known use, by meaning

  • 19th c. Synonym of long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus.

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