wagtail

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wag·tail

noun \ˈwag-ˌtāl\

Definition of WAGTAIL

: any of various chiefly Old World oscine birds (family Motacillidae) related to the pipits and having a long tail that they habitually jerk up and down

First Known Use of WAGTAIL

1510

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