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WAGTAIL

 Dictionary entry overview: What does wagtail mean? 

WAGTAIL (noun)
  The noun WAGTAIL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: WAGTAIL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WAGTAIL (noun)


Sense 1wagtail [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("wagtail" is a kind of...):

oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Holonyms ("wagtail" is a member of...):

genus Motacilla; Motacilla (type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails)


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