wagtail
Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old…Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
» That bird is called a wagtail.
Эта птица — трясогузка.
Эта птица называется трясогузка.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
Stelze
трясогу́зкаtrjasogúzka
пли́скаplýska
Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
Examples
3 sentencesThat bird is called a wagtail.
ruЭта птица — трясогузка.
This bird is a wagtail.
ruЭта птица — трясогузка.
deDieser Vogel ist eine Bachstelze.
Oaks, amber, and white wagtails are some of the natural symbols that appear in Latvian ornaments and decorations.
ruДуб, янтарь и белая трясогузка - некоторые из природных символов, появляющихся в латышских орнаментах и украшениях.
Translations
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Origin
From a partial suppletion of Middle English wagstert (literally “wag-tail”), equivalent toFrom a partial suppletion of Middle English wagstert (literally “wag-tail”), equivalent to wag + tail.
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