long-tailed titmouse en · NOUN
Meanings
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Aegithalos caudatus (long-tailed tit)
In the gnarled willow trees by the brook I saw a tiny long-tailed titmouse disappear into a fork of a tree. The bird had entered a nest covered with lichens, and the nest looked exactly like the lichen-covered tree itself.
1983, Bernd Heinrich, In a Patch of Fireweed, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| long-tailed titmice | Number=Plur | lexicographic |