What is "parus major"

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).

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.