Definition of "twite" []

• A small songbird (Carduelis flavirostris) of northern Great Britain and Scandinavia that resembles the linnet. (noun)

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• "(_Ruticilla titys_), Dartford warbler (_Silvia undata_), grasshopper warbler (_Locustella nævia_) [d], waxwing (_Ampelis garrulus_), twite"
• "You be twite dead, Dimmy, and I'll peep in and see"
• "And the report also claims that there species classified as "critically endangered" in Wales, including the golden plover, twite and yellow wagtail, face extinction in Wales by 2015 unless urgent conservation action is carried out."