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- [wag-teyl]
- /ˈwægˌteɪl/
- /ˈwægteɪl/
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- [wag-teyl]
- /ˈwægˌteɪl/
Definitions of wagtail word
- 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
- noun wagtail bird 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
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Origin of wagtail
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1500-10; wag + tail1
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Parts of speech for Wagtail
noun
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preposition
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determiner
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wagtail popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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