ALL meanings of wagtail
wag·tail
W w - noun wagtail bird 1
- noun wagtail any of numerous small, chiefly Old World birds of the family Motacillidae, having a slender body with a long, narrow tail that is habitually wagged up and down. 1
- noun wagtail any of several similar birds, as the water thrushes of the genus Seiurus. 1
- noun wagtail A slender Eurasian and African songbird with a long tail that is frequently wagged up and down, typically living by water. 1
- countable noun wagtail A wagtail is a type of small bird which moves its tail quickly up and down as it walks. 0
- noun wagtail any of various passerine songbirds of the genera Motacilla and Dendronanthus, of Eurasia and Africa, having a very long tail that wags when the bird walks: family Motacillidae 0
- noun wagtail any of numerous small passerine birds (family Motacillidae) mostly native to Europe, characterized by long wing feathers and a very long tail that wags up and down 0
- noun wagtail any of various similar birds, as an American waterthrush 0