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Parus coeruleus

Oxeye \Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]

  1. (Bot.)

    1. The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy.

    2. The corn camomile ( Anthemis arvensis).

    3. A genus of composite plants ( Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.

  2. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ( Parus major) and the blue titmouse ( Parus c[oe]ruleus).

    2. The dunlin.

    3. A fish; the bogue, or box.

      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.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; -- called also tit, and tomtit.

Note: The blue titmouse ( Parus c[oe]ruleus), the marsh titmouse ( Parus palustris), the crested titmouse ( Parus cristatus), the great titmouse ( Parus major), and the long tailed titmouse ( [AE]githalos caudatus), are the best-known European species. See Chickadee.

Parus coeruleus

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.

  2. (Bot.) A plant. Same as Bluebottle.

  3. (Zo["o]l.) The European blue titmouse ( Parus c[oe]ruleus); the bluecap.

Parus coeruleus

Heckimal \Heck"i*mal\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The European blue titmouse ( Parus c[oe]ruleus). [Written also heckimel, hackeymal, hackmall, hagmall, and hickmall.]