Definition of willie wagtail in English:

willie wagtail

(also willy wagtail)

noun

Australian

1A common Australian monarch flycatcher with striking black and white plumage.
〈澳〉黑白扇尾鹟
Rhipidura leucophrys, family Monarchidae. Alternative name: black and white fantail
Example sentencesExamples
- However, we found that other Australian species (e.g., grey fantails and willie wagtails) ejected all nonmimetic eggs.
- Meanwhile, a willy wagtail alights on the roof of the greenhouse, waggling smugly to itself, dancing through sheer joie de vivre, it seems, whilst a string of silvery notes glitters from its throat.
- The school is generally called the Tjintitjinturrpa school, this name being again from a major local Tjukurrpa, the willy wagtail bird.
1. 1.1British informal The pied wagtail.
  〈英，非正式〉白鹡鸰
  Example sentencesExamples
  You can spot a wagtail because it often wags its tail up and down. The nickname for a pied wagtail is a ‘Willie Wagtail’.
  The Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba), is a common British bird, seen throughout the UK all year round. It gets it's name from the constant wagging of it's tail. It's known in parts of Ireland as a ‘Willie Wagtail’.

词汇	willie wagtail
释义	Definition of willie wagtail in English: willie wagtail (also willy wagtail) noun Australian 1A common Australian monarch flycatcher with striking black and white plumage. 〈澳〉黑白扇尾鹟 Rhipidura leucophrys, family Monarchidae. Alternative name: black and white fantail Example sentencesExamples However, we found that other Australian species (e.g., grey fantails and willie wagtails) ejected all nonmimetic eggs. Meanwhile, a willy wagtail alights on the roof of the greenhouse, waggling smugly to itself, dancing through sheer joie de vivre, it seems, whilst a string of silvery notes glitters from its throat. The school is generally called the Tjintitjinturrpa school, this name being again from a major local Tjukurrpa, the willy wagtail bird. 1.1British informal The pied wagtail. 〈英，非正式〉白鹡鸰 Example sentencesExamples You can spot a wagtail because it often wags its tail up and down. The nickname for a pied wagtail is a ‘Willie Wagtail’. The Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba), is a common British bird, seen throughout the UK all year round. It gets it's name from the constant wagging of it's tail. It's known in parts of Ireland as a ‘Willie Wagtail’.
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