Motacillan.

Brit.

/ˌməʊtəˈsɪlə/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊdəˈsɪlə/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Motacilla.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Motacilla, genus name < classical Latin mōtacilla wagtail, of uncertain origin. Perhaps < mōtāre to keep moving (see motable adj.), so called (according to Varro) because it moves or wags its tail.

A genus of passerine birds comprising the wagtails; (also motacilla) a bird of this genus, a wagtail (now rare).Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 184. The Linnaean genus originally included a range of other small songbirds including chats, warblers, and wrens.

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Motacilla1752

1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 5^v/1 A wagtayle, wassher..motacilla.]

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 505 The Motacilla, with a black breast. The common Wagtail.

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2134/1 Motacilla, in ornithology, a genus of birds, of the order passeres, distinguished by a straight beak, of a subulated figure, and a lacerated tongue.

1771 G. White Let. 25 Jan. in Notes & Queries (1985) Sept. 323/2 I have no doubt..but that y^r motacilla N^o: 5: is the Junco of Ray.

1785 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 75 9 From the generic characters delivered by Linnaeus, our bird must evidently be reduced to the family of his Motacilla.

1808 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. I. 14 I saw him..pursuing what I took to be a species of Motacilla.

1890 Cent. Dict. Motacilla, a genus of chiefly Old World oscine passerine birds, typical of the family Motacillidæ or wagtails. The name has been used with great latitude and little discrimination for many small singing birds of all parts of the world.

1923 A. K. Haagner & R. H. Ivy Sketches S. Afr. Bird-life 15 Our confiding little friends the Wagtails (Motacilla), locally called ‘Quickies’ or ‘Quickstertjes’, of which South Africa possesses seven species.

1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 264/1 Most of the 10 wagtails of the genus Motacilla live near water, along mountain streams and lake shores, and in swampy meadows or marshes.

Derivatives

† motacilloid adj. and n. Obsolete rare (a) adj. resembling or related to a wagtail; (b) n. a bird resembling or related to a wagtail; a motacillid.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Motacillidæ Motacilloid a. & n.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	motacilla
释义	Motacillan. Brit. /ˌməʊtəˈsɪlə/, U.S. /ˌmoʊdəˈsɪlə/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Motacilla. Etymology: < scientific Latin Motacilla, genus name < classical Latin mōtacilla wagtail, of uncertain origin. Perhaps < mōtāre to keep moving (see motable adj.), so called (according to Varro) because it moves or wags its tail. A genus of passerine birds comprising the wagtails; (also motacilla) a bird of this genus, a wagtail (now rare).Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 184. The Linnaean genus originally included a range of other small songbirds including chats, warblers, and wrens. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Motacillidae > genus Motacilla Motacilla1752 1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 5^v/1 A wagtayle, wassher..motacilla.] 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 505 The Motacilla, with a black breast. The common Wagtail. 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2134/1 Motacilla, in ornithology, a genus of birds, of the order passeres, distinguished by a straight beak, of a subulated figure, and a lacerated tongue. 1771 G. White Let. 25 Jan. in Notes & Queries (1985) Sept. 323/2 I have no doubt..but that y^r motacilla N^o: 5: is the Junco of Ray. 1785 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 75 9 From the generic characters delivered by Linnaeus, our bird must evidently be reduced to the family of his Motacilla. 1808 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. I. 14 I saw him..pursuing what I took to be a species of Motacilla. 1890 Cent. Dict. Motacilla, a genus of chiefly Old World oscine passerine birds, typical of the family Motacillidæ or wagtails. The name has been used with great latitude and little discrimination for many small singing birds of all parts of the world. 1923 A. K. Haagner & R. H. Ivy Sketches S. Afr. Bird-life 15 Our confiding little friends the Wagtails (Motacilla), locally called ‘Quickies’ or ‘Quickstertjes’, of which South Africa possesses seven species. 1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 264/1 Most of the 10 wagtails of the genus Motacilla live near water, along mountain streams and lake shores, and in swampy meadows or marshes. Derivatives † motacilloid adj. and n. Obsolete rare (a) adj. resembling or related to a wagtail; (b) n. a bird resembling or related to a wagtail; a motacillid.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Motacillidæ Motacilloid a. & n. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1752
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