parus c[oe]ruleus

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parus c[oe]ruleus - 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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  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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  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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  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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