parus coeruleus



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Oxeye \Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]
   1. (Bot.)
      (a) The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy.
      (b) The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
      (c) A genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large
          yellow flowers.
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   2. (Zool.)
      (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ({Parus
          major}) and the blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus).
          [Prov. Eng.]
      (b) The dunlin.
      (c) A fish; the bogue, or box.
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   Creeping oxeye (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant
      (Wedelia carnosa).

   Seaside oxeye (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub
      (Borrichia arborescens).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


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.] (Zool.)
   Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing
   birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; -- called also
   tit, and tomtit.
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   Note: The blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus), the marsh
         titmouse (Parus palustris), the crested titmouse
         (Parus cristatus), the great titmouse ({Parus
         major}), and the long tailed titmouse ({Aegithalos
         caudatus}), are the best-known European species. See
         Chickadee.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Heckimal \Heck"i*mal\, n. (Zool.)
   The European blue titmouse (Parus c[oe]ruleus). [Written
   also heckimel, hackeymal, hackmall, hagmall, and
   hickmall.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Blue bonnet \Blue" bon`net\ or Blue-bonnet \Blue"-bon`net\, n.
   1. A broad, flat Scottish cap of blue woolen, or one wearing
      such cap; a Scotchman.
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   2. (Bot.) A plant. Same as Bluebottle.
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   3. (Zool.) The European blue titmouse (Parus c[oe]ruleus);
      the bluecap.
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