wagtail
n . 一种鸟
一种鸟
wagtail n 1 :
Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks Wagtail \
Wag "
tail `\,
n . (
Zool .)
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to {
Motacilla }
and several allied genera of the family {
Motacillidae }.
They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down ,
whence the name .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Field wagtail },
any one of several species of wagtails of the genus {
Budytes }
having the tail shorter ,
the legs longer ,
and the hind claw longer and straighter ,
than do the water wagtails .
Most of the species are yellow beneath .
Called also {
yellow wagtail }.
{
Garden wagtail },
the Indian black -
breasted wagtail ({
Nemoricola Indica }).
{
Pied wagtail },
the common European water wagtail ({
Motacilla lugubris }).
It is variegated with black and white .
The name is applied also to other allied species having similar colors .
Called also {
pied dishwasher }.
{
Wagtail flycatcher },
a true flycatcher ({
Sauloprocta motacilloides })
common in Southern Australia ,
where it is very tame ,
and frequents stock yards and gardens and often builds its nest about houses ; --
called also {
black fantail }.
{
Water wagtail }.
(
a )
Any one of several species of wagtails of the restricted genus {
Motacilla }.
They live chiefly on the shores of ponds and streams .
(
b )
The American water thrush .
See {
Water thrush }.
{
Wood wagtail },
an Asiatic wagtail ; ({
Calobates sulphurea })
having a slender bill and short legs .
[
1913 Webster ]
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具! 中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料: