wagtail

== English == === Etymology === From a partial suppletion of Middle English wagstert (literally “wag-tail”), equivalent to wag +‎ tail. === Pronunciation === === Noun === wagtail (plural wagtails) Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails. (zoology) Ellipsis of wagtail platy. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== oriole === References === wagtail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Motacillidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Motacillidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons “wagtail”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.