What does "coalmouse" mean?

Any of species Periparus ater of small titmouses with a black head; a coaltit.

What is a synonym for "coalmouse"?

Common synonyms include: coaltit, coaltit.

Coalmouse

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Noun

1
Any of species Periparus ater of small titmouses with a black head; a coaltit.

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coaltit coaltit

Etymology

From Middle English colmose, collemase, from Old English colmāse (“coalmouse”), from Proto-West Germanic *kolamaisā, equivalent to coal + (tit)mouse. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Koolmeeske, Dutch koolmees, German Low German Kohlmeeske, German Kohlmeise.

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