wagtail
nounEtymology From a partial suppletion of Middle English wagstert (literally “wag-tail”), equivalent to wag + tail.
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Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
- Derived terms
- wagtail-tyrant
- Related terms
- oriole
- Hyponyms
32 terms
African wagtail, African pied wagtail, black-backed wagtail, black backed wagtail, blue-headed wagtail, blue headed wagtail, Cape wagtail, citrine wagtail, field wagtail, forest wagtail, garden wagtail, gray wagtail, grey wagtail, grey-headed wagtail, grey headed wagtail, Japanese wagtail, Madagascar wagtail, Madagascan wagtail, Mekong wagtail, mountain wagtail, pied wagtail, wagtail flycatcher, water wagtail, white-browed wagtail, white browed wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis, white wagtail, willie wagtail, willy wagtail, willy-wagtail, winter wagtail, wood wagtail, yellow wagtail