wagtail

(Angielski)

  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.

Etymologia (Angielski)

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

pliszka

mid-feather

parting slip

wagtail-warbler

Eurasian blackcap

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