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Anthus pratensis

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Peep \Peep\, n.
   1. The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.

   2. First outlook or appearance.

            Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn. --Gray.

   3. A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place
      of concealment.

            To take t' other peep at the stars.   --Swift.

   4. (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper ({Trigna
          minutilla}).
      (b) The European meadow pipit ({Anthus pratensis}).

   {Peep show}, a small show, or object exhibited, which is
      viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass.

   {Peep-o'-day boys}, the Irish insurgents of 1784; -- so
      called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at
      day break in search of arms. [Cant]

Pipit \Pip"it\, n. [So named from its call note.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging
   to {Anthus} and allied genera, of the family
   {Motacillid[ae]}. They strongly resemble the true larks in
   habits, colors, and the great length of the hind claw. They
   are, therefore, often called {titlarks}, and {pipit larks}.

   Note: The {meadow pipit} ({Anthus pratensis}); the {tree
         pipit}, or tree lark ({A. trivialis}); and the {rock
         pipit}, or sea lark ({A. obscurus}) are well-known
         European species. The common American pipit, or brown
         lark, is {Anthus Pensilvanicus}. The Western species
         ({A. Spraguei}) is called the {American skylark}, on
         account of its musical powers.

Titlark \Tit"lark`\, n. [Tit a small bird + lark.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to {Anthus},
   {Corydalla}, and allied genera, which resemble the true larks
   in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the
   European meadow pipit ({Anthus pratensis}).

Source : WordNet®

Anthus pratensis
     n : a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely
         distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia
         [syn: {meadow pipit}]
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