wagtail

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
  2. Ellipsis of wagtail platy. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis

词形变化

wagtails plural

词源

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