Wagtail

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Any of various chiefly Eurasian or African insectivorous birds of the family Motacillidae, having a slender body with a long tail that constantly wags. noun

To flutter; move the wings and tail like a wagtail.

Any bird of the family Motacillidæ (which see): so called from the continual wagging motion of the tail. noun

Some Similar bird. In the United States the name is frequently given to two birds of the genus Seiurus, the common water-thrush and the large-billed water-thrush, S. nævius and S. motacilla, members of the family Mniotiltidæ, or American warblers. See cut under Seiurus. noun

A term of familiarity or contempt. noun

A pert person. noun

Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidæ. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name. noun

Any one of several species of wagtails of the genus Budytes having the tail shorter, the legs longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do the water wagtails. Most of the species are yellow beneath. Called also yellow wagtail. noun

The Indian black-breasted wagtail (Nemoricola Indica). noun

The common European water wagtail (Motacilla lugubris). It is variegated with black and white. The name is applied also to other allied species having similar colors. Called also pied dishwasher. noun

A true flycatcher (Sauloprocta motacilloides) common in Southern Australia, where it is very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often builds its nest about houses; -- called also black fantail. noun

The American water thrush. See Water thrush. noun

An Asiatic wagtail; (Calobates sulphurea) having a slender bill and short legs. noun

Any of various small passerine birds of the family Motacillidae, of the Old World, notable for their long tails. noun

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

Any of various small passerine birds of the family Motacillidae, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.

Words that are spelled similarly to wagtail:
wagtail, tagtail.

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