blue tit

See also: bluetit

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blue tit (plural blue tits)

  1. A bird of species Cyanistes caeruleus of tits in family Paridae, with an azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin.
    Synonym: Eurasian blue tit
  2. A bird of species Cyanistes teneriffae, which species was formerly included in C. caeruleus, of northwestern Africa.
    Synonym: African blue tit

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