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Any of various chiefly Old World birds of the family Motacillidae, having a slender body with a long tail that constantly wags.

wagtail [ˈwægˌteɪl]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 Motacillidae

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Noun

wagtail - Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks

oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus

genus Motacilla, Motacilla - type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails

Translations

wagtail [ˈwægteɪl] N → lavandera f

wagtail [ˈwægteɪl] n → bergeronnette f

wagtail

n (Orn) → Bachstelze f

wagtail [ˈwægˌteɪl] n (Zool) → ballerina
grey wagtail → ballerina gialla

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