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wagtail
wag·tail W0006900 (wăg′tāl′)n. Any of various chiefly Eurasian or African insectivorous birds of the family Motacillidae, having a slender body with a long tail that constantly wags.wagtail (ˈwæɡˌteɪl) n (Animals) any of various passerine songbirds of the genera Motacilla and Dendronanthus, of Eurasia and Africa, having a very long tail that wags when the bird walks: family Motacillidaewag•tail (ˈwægˌteɪl)
n. 1. any of various slim, usu. boldly patterned songbirds of the family Motacillidae, mainly of Eurasia and Africa, having a long tail that wags up and down when the bird is still. 2. any of several similar birds, as the water thrushes of the genus Seiurus. [1500–10] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wagtail - Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walksoscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatusgenus Motacilla, Motacilla - type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails |
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wagtail: see pipitpipit,
common name for a group of chiefly Eurasian and African birds that together with the wagtails constitute a subfamily of songbirds related to the Old World warblers and thrushes. Pipits are trim, slender birds with thin, pointed bills.
..... Click the link for more information. .parting slip, midfeather, wagtailA long thin strip of wood in the box jamb of a cased frame which separates the sash weights from each other; also called a parting strip, parting bead.wagtail any of various passerine songbirds of the genera Motacilla and Dendronanthus, of Eurasia and Africa, having a very long tail that wags when the bird walks: family Motacillidae wagtail
Related to wagtail: White WagtailWords related to wagtailnoun Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walksRelated Words- oscine
- oscine bird
- genus Motacilla
- Motacilla
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