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Definition of: titmouse
(tit′mous′) noun plural ·mice (-mīs′)
Any of several small oscine birds (family Paridae) related to the nuthatches; especially, the tufted tit-mouse (Baeolophus bicolor) of the United States, having a conspicuous crest. [Alter. of ME titmose <tit- little + mose, alter. of OE mase a titmouse; infl. in form by MOUSE]
(About 5 1/2 inches long)
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