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wagtail
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: wag (I) + tail
1. : any of numerous chiefly Old World birds (family Motacillidae) related to the pipits and having a trim slender body and a very long tail that they habitually jerk up and down — see pied wagtail, yellow wagtail
2. : a bird resembling a wagtail (as an American water thrush or an Australian fantail); especially : willie wagtail |