English dictionary
wagtail
/'w/&/g,t/eI/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to <i>Motacilla</i> and several allied genera of the family <i>Motacillidæ</i>. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name.
Source: webster1913