Crow-tit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crow-tit is a noun meaning Any small titlike bird of the family Paradoxornithidae, noted for their curved, parrotlike bills.
Meaning
Any small titlike bird of the family Paradoxornithidae, noted for their curved, parrotlike bills.
Example Sentences
We swam in the stream, caught locusts and dragon flies, hunted for eggs laid by Korean crow tits in the rice paddies, […]
"Nobody says that. But in my opinion, it's better for poor people to act like what they are. A crow tit shouldn't imitate a crane."
The parrotbills or crow-tits, Paradoxornithidae, are a family of small tit-like birds found in Europe and Asia, most in India and South China.
Word Forms
- crow-tits
Synonyms for crow-tit
Depending on context, synonyms include parrotbill.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crow, crower, cockatoo, paradoxornithid, parid, cornbird.
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