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tit·mouse (tit′mo̵us′)

noun pl. titmice -·mice′ (-mīs′)

any of a family (Paridae) of small passerine birds found throughout the world except in South America and Australia, including the tufted titmouse and various chickadees

Etymology: altered, infl. by mouse < ME titemose, prob. < tit-, little + OE mase, titmouse, akin to Ger meise

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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