pipit

[ pip-it ]

/ ˈpɪp ɪt /

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

pipewort, pipi, piping, piping hot, pipistrelle, pipit, pipiwharauroa, pipkin, pippa, pipper, pipperoo

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 Motacillidae Also called: titlark

Word Origin for pipit

C18: probably of imitative origin

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