Hypertext Webster Gateway: "titmice"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Titmouse \Tit"mouse`\, n.; pl. {Titmice}. [OE. titemose,
titmase; tit small, or a small bird + AS. m[=a]se a kind of
small bird; akin to D. mees a titmouse, G. meise, OHG. meisa,
Icel. meisingr. The English form has been influenced by the
unrelated word mouse. Cf. {Tit} a small bird.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing
birds belonging to {Parus} and allied genera; -- called also
{tit}, and {tomtit}.
Note: The blue titmouse ({Parus c[oe]ruleus}), the marsh
titmouse ({P. palustris}), the crested titmouse ({P.
cristatus}), the great titmouse ({P. major}), and the
long tailed titmouse ({[AE]githalos caudatus}), are the
best-known European species. See {Chickadee}.
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