Meaning & use

Pipit

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A small, slender songbird of the genus Anthus, typically found in open grassland or moorland.

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A meadow pipit darted low over the grass, singing as it flew.

Birdwatchers spotted a rock pipit perched on the cliffside.

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The name is thought to imitate the bird's thin, repeated call.

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