Definition of pipit in English:

pipit

noun ˈpɪpɪtˈpɪpɪt

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

词汇	pipit
释义	Definition of pipit in English: pipit noun ˈpɪpɪtˈpɪpɪt A mainly ground-dwelling songbird of open country, typically having brown streaky plumage. 鹨 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. 鹨 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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