Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). A pipit; esp. the meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis, (cf. titlark, n.). Occasionally also: the…
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释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Motacillidae > genus Anthus > anthus pratensis (titlark) (16) titlingc1550 Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). A pipit; esp. the meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis, (cf. titlark, n.). Occasionally also: the… linget1552 Some small bird; perhaps = ling-bird n. at ling, n.2 compounds 2. lark1602 With distinguishing word. Any of various other birds thought to resemble a lark in some way; esp. a bunting or pipit. Cf. compounds 2. chit1610 Obsolete name of a bird: the Tit, Titlark, or Meadow Pipit. meadowlark1611 (a) = meadow pipit n.; (b) North American any of several ground-dwelling American songbirds of the genus Sturnella (family Icteridae), with a brown… cucknel1655 The Titling, Anthus Pratensis. titlark1666 Originally: the meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis (also called titling, tit-pipit) (now rare). In later use also: the buff-bellied or American pipit, A.… cheeper1684 Scottish and English regional (northern). The meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis, which has a plaintive call. Usually with distinguishing word. Now rare. moss-cheeper1684 (a) the meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis; (b) (in full white-winged moss-cheeper) the reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus. old-field lark1805 a meadow pipit; = meadowlark n. (b) at meadow, n. compounds 2. ling-bird1814 the meadow-pipit, Anthus pratensis. tit-pipit1817 the meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis; cf. sense 3c, titlark, n. meadow pipit1825 a common streaky brown pipit, Anthus pratensis, found on open country from Europe to Iran. meadow titling1828 = meadow pipit n. furze-lark1854 the tit-lark (Anthus pratensis). peep1859 British regional. A pipit; esp. the meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis. Now rare. |
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