wagtail

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

1. Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of wagtail platy.

Sinonimai

blackcap

minx

pied wagtail

white wagtail

longclaw

mid-feather

parting slip

wagtail-warbler

Eurasian blackcap

Vertimai

bergeronnette

Bachstelze

kwikstaart

lavandera

cutrettola

hochequeue

σουσουράδα

alvéola

Motacilla

batticoda

ballerina

Motacilla spp.

Stelzen

cuereta

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

From a partial suppletion of Middle English wagstert (literally “wag-tail”), equivalent to wag + tail.