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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 1

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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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