Anthus pratensis
    n 1: 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]

Peep \Peep\ (p[=e]p), n.
   1. The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.
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   2. First outlook or appearance.
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            Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn. --Gray.
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   3. A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place
      of concealment.
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            To take t' other peep at the stars.   --Swift.
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   4. (Zool.)
      (a) Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper (Trigna
          minutilla).
      (b) The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
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   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]
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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.
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   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.
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Meadow \Mead"ow\, a.
   Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;
   produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. "Fat meadow
   ground." --Milton.
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   Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see
         the particular word in the Vocabulary.
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   Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass.

   Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass
      (Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with
      softer spikes.

   Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in
      uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or
      bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]
      

   Meadow hen. (Zool.)
   (a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver.
   (b) The American coot (Fulica).
   (c) The clapper rail.

   Meadow mouse (Zool.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola, as
      the common American species Arvicola riparia; -- called
      also field mouse, and field vole.

   Meadow mussel (Zool.), an American ribbed mussel (Modiola
      plicatula), very abundant in salt marshes.

   Meadow ore (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.

   Meadow parsnip. (Bot.) See under Parsnip.

   Meadow pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.

   Meadow pipit (Zool.), a small singing bird of the genus
      Anthus, as Anthus pratensis, of Europe.

   Meadow rue (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus
      Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white
      flowers. There are many species.

   Meadow saffron. (Bot.) See under Saffron.

   Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage.

   Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe
      (Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel.

   Meadow snipe (Zool.), the common or jack snipe.
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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).
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