wagtail
- Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of wagtail platy.
Etymology
From a partial suppletion of Middle English wagstert (literally “wag-tail”), equivalent to wag + tail.
mid-feather
parting slip
wagtail-warbler
Eurasian blackcap
bergeronnette pliszka
Bachstelze
kwikstaart
lavandera
cutrettola
σουσουράδα
alvéola
Motacilla Motacilla spp.
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