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单词 pipit
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Definition of pipit in English:

pipit

noun ˈpɪpɪtˈpɪpɪt
  • A mainly ground-dwelling songbird of open country, typically having brown streaky plumage.

    Family Motacillidae: three genera, in particular Anthus, and many species, e.g. the meadow pipit

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The pipit flew overhead in noisy flocks and actually landed in the short grass long enough for the group to deploy a couple of scopes.
    • Most observations relate to larks, pipits and finches but kestrels are capable of taking such quarry as fieldfares, turtle doves and lapwing.
    • I have seen them feeding at the tidemark with snow buntings and pipits and they also find seeds in the marram hills.
    • Skylarks, wheatears, pipits and greylag geese fill any silences that remain.
    • In addition, killdeer, pipits and some shorebirds visit the grassy areas of landfills.

Origin

Mid 18th century: probably imitative.

Rhymes

sippet, skippet, snippet, tippet, Tippett, whippet

Definition of pipit in US English:

pipit

nounˈpipitˈpɪpɪt
  • A mainly ground-dwelling songbird of open country, typically having brown streaky plumage.

    Family Motacillidae: three genera, in particular Anthus, and many species, including the sparrow-sized water pipit (A. spinoletta) of the northern hemisphere

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Skylarks, wheatears, pipits and greylag geese fill any silences that remain.
    • The pipit flew overhead in noisy flocks and actually landed in the short grass long enough for the group to deploy a couple of scopes.
    • Most observations relate to larks, pipits and finches but kestrels are capable of taking such quarry as fieldfares, turtle doves and lapwing.
    • In addition, killdeer, pipits and some shorebirds visit the grassy areas of landfills.
    • I have seen them feeding at the tidemark with snow buntings and pipits and they also find seeds in the marram hills.

Origin

Mid 18th century: probably imitative.

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