'Anthus pratensis' definitions:

Definition of 'Anthus pratensis'

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noun
A common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia [syn: meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis]

Definition of 'Anthus pratensis'

From: GCIDE
  • Titlark \Tit"lark`\ (t[i^]t"l[aum]rk`), n. [Tit a small bird + lark.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to Anthus, Corydalla, and allied genera, which resemble the true larks in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Anthus pratensis'

From: GCIDE

Definition of 'Anthus pratensis'

From: GCIDE
  • Peep \Peep\ (p[=e]p), n.
  • 1. The cry of a young chicken; a chirp. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. First outlook or appearance. [1913 Webster]
  • Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment. [1913 Webster]
  • To take t' other peep at the stars. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Zool.) (a) Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper ({Trigna minutilla}). (b) The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). [1913 Webster]
  • Peep show, a small show, or object exhibited, which is viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass.
  • Peep-o'-day boys, the Irish insurgents of 1784; -- so called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at day break in search of arms. [Cant] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Anthus pratensis'

From: GCIDE
  • Pipit \Pip"it\, n. [So named from its call note.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Anthus and allied genera, of the family Motacillid[ae]. They strongly resemble the true larks in habits, colors, and the great length of the hind claw. They are, therefore, often called titlarks, and pipit larks. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis); the {tree pipit}, or tree lark (Anthus trivialis); and the rock pipit, or sea lark (Anthus obscurus) are well-known European species. The common American pipit, or brown lark, is Anthus Pensilvanicus. The Western species (Anthus Spraguei) is called the {American skylark}, on account of its musical powers. [1913 Webster]