1. A breed of cattle formerly bred in England, but supposed to have originated in Holland and to have been the principal stock from which the shorthorns were derived.
2. An old English breed of sheep allied to the Leicester.
TEETAN
Tee"tan, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
TEETEE
Tee"tee, n. Etym: [Sp. tití.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of small, soft-furred South American monkeys belonging to Callithrix, Chrysothrix, and allied genera; as, the collared teetee (Callithrix torquatus), and the squirrel teetee (Chrysothrix sciurea). Called also pinche, titi, and saimiri. See Squirrel monkey, under Squirrel.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A diving petrel of Australia (Halodroma wrinatrix).
TEETER
Tee"ter, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Teetered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Teetering.] Etym: [Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel.
titra to tremble, OHG. zittaron, G. zittern.]