What does "pipit" mean?

Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

Pipit

Common synonyms include: grassland bird, ground foraging bird, insectivorous bird, lark, small passerine, titlark.

/ˈpɪpɪt/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
2
a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage wordnet

From Malay pipit.