willie wagtail

noun

1

Scottish : pied wagtail

2

: a common, conspicuous, and very tame black-and-white wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) of Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomon islands

Word History

Etymology

Willie (nickname for William) + wagtail

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