tom-tit

noun

Any of various birds in the Paridae family, especially the great tit (Parus major) or blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).

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Meanings

nountom-tit (plural tom-tits)

plural tom-tits

  1. Any of various birds in the Paridae family, especially the great tit (Parus major) or blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).
  2. Petroica macrocephala, the miromiro or New Zealand tit, a bird of the Petroicidae (Australasian robin) family.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
new zealand tit

Origin

From the common given name Tom and tit, as in titmouse.

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Translations

Bulgarian сини́гер
  • сини́гер (siníger)аny of various birds in the Paridae family
Czech lejsčík novozélandský
  • lejsčík novozélandskýPetroica macrocephala
French miro mésange
  • miro mésangePetroica macrocephala
German Maorischnäpper
  • MaorischnäpperPetroica macrocephala
Māori miromiro, hōmiromiro
  • miromiroPetroica macrocephala
  • hōmiromiroPetroica macrocephala
Cite this entry
APA

tom-tit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tom-tit

MLA

“tom-tit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tom-tit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tom-tit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tom-tit.

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