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Blaumeise

blue tit

noun BLOW-my-ze Rare
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Usage Note

Blaumeise (Cyanistes caeruleus) is one of Germany's most popular garden birds, with vivid blue and yellow plumage. It is an acrobatic feeder, often hanging upside down on branch tips. Like the Kohlmeise, it readily uses nest boxes.

Examples

"Die Blaumeise hängte sich kopfüber an den Zweig, um an die Insekten zu gelangen."

Natural Translation

The blue tit hung upside down on the branch to reach the insects.

Literal Translation

The blue-tit hung itself head-over on the branch, in order to the insects to get.

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