Definition of Wagtail

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wagtail
n. old world song bird having a long tail which wags up and down when it walks

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Wagtail Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wagtail
(n.)
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name.
  

WordNet 2.0
wagtail

Noun
1. Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
(hypernym) oscine, oscine bird
(member-holonym) Motacilla, genus Motacilla

hEnglish - advanced version
wagtail

wagtail
\wag"tail`\ (?), n. (zo?l.) any one of many species of old world singing birds belonging to motacilla and several allied genera of the family motacillid?. they have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name.


  similar words(9) 




 white wagtail 
 wood wagtail 
 water wagtail 
 garden wagtail 
 winter wagtail 
 pied wagtail 
 wagtail flycatcher 
 field wagtail 
 yellow wagtail 

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Tinsigl
Tinsigl = n. the wagtail


Wagtail Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Dictionary
Wagtail
To see a wagtail in a dream, foretells that you will be the victim of unpleasant gossip, and your affairs will develop unmistakable loss.
  


Wagtail Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Wagtail
The wagtails form the passerine bird genus Motacilla. They are small birds with long tails which they wag frequently. Motacilla, the root of the family and genus name, means moving tail. The Forest Wagtail belongs to the monotypic genus Dendronanthus which is closely related to Motacilla and sometimes included herein.

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