pipit

[ pip-it ]

/ ˈpɪp ɪt /

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noun

any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.

Origin of pipit

First recorded in 1760–70; imitative

Words nearby pipit

pipe wrench, pipi, piping, piping hot, pipistrelle, pipit, pipiwharauroa, pipkin, Pippa, pipper, pipperoo

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Example sentences from the Web for pipit

The Indian pipit affects open country and seems never to perch in trees.
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar
Our Pipit or Titlark is our best known, most widely distributed species.
Color Key to North American Birds|Frank M. Chapman
In our climb up Gray's Peak we found the pipit realm and that of the white-crowned sparrows slightly overlapping.
Birds of the Rockies|Leander Sylvester Keyser
My new-found friend (the feathered one, I mean) was the American pipit, which some years ago was known as the tit-lark.
Birds of the Rockies|Leander Sylvester Keyser

When sitting on the wire its tail used to hang down in a most unwagtail-like manner, so that the bird looked rather like a pipit.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for pipit

pipit

/ (ˈpɪpɪt) /

noun

any of various songbirds of the genus Anthus and related genera, having brownish speckled plumage and a long tail: family MotacillidaeAlso called: titlark

Word Origin for pipit

C18: probably of imitative origin

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单词	pipit
释义	pipit [ pip-it ] / ˈpɪp ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pipit ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits. Origin of pipit First recorded in 1760–70; imitative Words nearby pipit pipe wrench, pipi, piping, piping hot, pipistrelle, pipit, pipiwharauroa, pipkin, Pippa, pipper, pipperoo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pipit The Indian pipit affects open country and seems never to perch in trees. Birds of the Indian Hills\|Douglas Dewar Our Pipit or Titlark is our best known, most widely distributed species. Color Key to North American Birds\|Frank M. Chapman In our climb up Gray's Peak we found the pipit realm and that of the white-crowned sparrows slightly overlapping. Birds of the Rockies\|Leander Sylvester Keyser My new-found friend (the feathered one, I mean) was the American pipit, which some years ago was known as the tit-lark. Birds of the Rockies\|Leander Sylvester Keyser When sitting on the wire its tail used to hang down in a most unwagtail-like manner, so that the bird looked rather like a pipit. Jungle Folk\|Douglas Dewar British Dictionary definitions for pipit pipit / (ˈpɪpɪt) / noun any of various songbirds of the genus Anthus and related genera, having brownish speckled plumage and a long tail: family MotacillidaeAlso called: titlark Word Origin for pipit C18: probably of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pipit lark, wren, canary, serin, oscine, vireo
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pipit

noun

Origin of pipit

Words nearby pipit

Example sentences from the Web for pipit

British Dictionary definitions for pipit

noun

Word Origin for pipit

Words related to pipit