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Wagtail

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
  2. 2
    Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of wagtail platy. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

From a partial suppletion of Middle English wagstert (literally “wag-tail”), equivalent to wag + tail.

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