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pipit

pip·it [ píppit ] (plural pip·its)


noun 
Definition:
 
small long-tailed songbird: a small songbird of the wagtail family with brown speckled feathers and a long tail. Family Motacillidae.

[Mid-18th century. An imitation of its call]
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