wagtail
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White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
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Etymology
From a partial suppletion of Middle English wagstert (literally “wag-tail”), equivalent to wag + tail.
Pronunciation
Noun
wagtail (plural wagtails)
- Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
- (zoology) Ellipsis of wagtail platy.
Hyponyms
- African wagtail, African pied wagtail (Motacilla aguimp)
- Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
- citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
- field wagtail (Motacilla flava and M. tschutschensis, syn. Budytes spp.)
- forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)
- garden wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus, syn. Nemoricola indica)
- grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)
- Madagascar wagtail, Madagascan wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris)
- Mekong wagtail (Motacilla samveasnae)
- mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara)
- pied wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii)
- wagtail flycatcher (Motacilla alba yarrellii)
- water wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii)
- white-browed wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis
- white wagtail (Motacilla alba alba)
- willie wagtail, willy wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
- winter wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- wood wagtail (Motacilla cinerea, syn. Calobates sulphurea)
- yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava and M. tschutschensis)
Derived terms
Translations
various small passerine birds
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See also
References
wagtail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Motacillidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Motacillidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - “wagtail”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
