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ˈpɪp ɪtpip·it

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pipit, titlark, larknoun

    a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage

Wiktionary

  1. pipitnoun

    Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

Wikipedia

  1. Pipit

    The pipits are a cosmopolitan genus, Anthus, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. Along with the wagtails and longclaws, the pipits make up the family Motacillidae. The genus is widespread, occurring across most of the world, except the driest deserts, rainforest and the mainland of Antarctica. They are slender, often drab, ground-feeding insectivores of open country. Like their relatives in the family, the pipits are monogamous and territorial. Pipits are ground nesters, laying up to six speckled eggs.

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  1. pipit

    A pipit is a type of small songbird, typically found in open country and often associated with grasslands and scrub areas. They belong to the family Motacillidae and are characterized by their slender bodies, long tails and bills, and their habit of making rapid, vertical flights while singing. They are found in most parts of the world, excluding the driest deserts and the ice fields of Greenland and Antarctica.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pipitnoun

    any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Anthus and allied genera, of the family Motacillidae. 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

  2. Etymology: [So named from its call note.]

Wikidata

  1. Pipit

    The pipits are a cosmopolitan genus, Anthus, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. Along with the wagtails and longclaws, the pipits make up the family Motacillidae. The genus is widespread, occurring across most of the world, except the driest deserts, rainforests and the mainland of Antarctica. They are slender, often drab, ground-feeding insectivores of open country. Like their relatives in the family, the pipits are monogamous and territorial. Pipits are ground nesters, laying up to six speckled eggs.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pipit

    pip′it, n. a genus of birds resembling larks in plumage and wagtails in habits, the most common British species being the titlark.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pipit in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pipit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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