bushtit
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bush·tit
(bo͝osh′tĭt′)n.
A small, long-tailed bird (Psaltriparus minimus) of western North America, having predominantly gray plumage.
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bushtit
(ˈbʊʃˌtɪt)n
(Animals) any small grey active North American songbird of the genus Psaltriparus, such as P. minimus (common bushtit): family Paridae (titmice)
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bush•tit
(ˈbʊʃˌtɪt)n.
a small songbird, Psaltriparus minimus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, that constructs long nests.
[1880–85]
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| Noun | 1. |  bushtit - active grey titmice of western North Americagenus Psaltriparus, Psaltriparus - a genus of Paridae |
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