wagtail

n. 鹩凫

发音

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词形变化

wagtails 复数 wagtails

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.

    鹡鸰

    雍渠

  2. 2.

    Ellipsis of wagtail platy.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

oscine

相关短语

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词源

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

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