wagtail
English
noun
Definitions
- Any of various small passerine birds of the family Motacillidae, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
Etymology
Compound from English wag (rogue, waghalter) + English tail.
Origin
English
tail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tailgate English
- astrotail English
- awag English
- bangtail English
- beavertail English
- betail English
- bewag English
- blacktail English
- bluetail English
- boattail English
- bobtail English
- brantail English
- bristletail English
- broadtail English
- bucktail English
- catstail English
- cattail English
- coattail English
- cottontail English
- cowtail English
- cross-tail English
- culvertail English
- de-tail English
- dovetail English
- drabble-tail English
- draggle-tail English
- ducktail English
- fantail English
- feathertail English
- filetail English
- finger-wag English
- firetail English
- fishtail English
- flagtail English
- flickertail English
- flufftail English
- forcepstail English
- forktail English
- foxtail English
- freetail English
- goldentail English
- goldtail English
- hairtail English
- hardtail English
- heliotail English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- horntail English
- horsetail English
- jollytail English
- kicktail English
- longtail English
- looptail English
- lyretail English
- magnetotail English
- metaltail English
- mousetail English
- needletail English
- oxtail English
- pentail English
- pigtail English
- pintail English
- ploughtail English
- plowtail English
- pseudotail English
- quaketail English
- rattail English
- redtail English
- ring-tailed English
- ringtail English
- roostertail English
- roughtail English
- rubytail English
- scaletail English
- scissorstail English
- scissortail English
- sharptail English
- shavetail English
- sheartail English
- shieldtail English
- shirttail English
- shorttail English
- silktail English
- silvertail English
- singletail English
- spadetail English
- spatuletail English
- spiketail English
- spindletail English
- spinetail English
- sprigtail English
- springtail English
- squaretail English
- squirreltail English
- stifftail English
- streamertail English
- stubtail English
- swallowtail English
- swingletail English
- swingtail English
- swordtail English
- tagtail English
- tail English
- tail end English
- tail-pole English
- tail-shedding English
- tailable English
- tailache English
- tailback English
- tailbeat English
- tailblock English
- tailboard English
- tailbone English
- tailbud English
- tailcoat English
- tailcord English
- tailcuff English
- tailcup English
- taildragger English
- tailed English
- tailend English
- tailer English
- tailfan English
- tailfeather English
- tailfin English
- tailflip English
- tailflipping English
- tailgate English
- tailgroup English
- tailgut English
- tailhead English
- tailhole English
- tailhook English
- tailism English
- taillamp English
- tailless English
- taillight English
- taillike English
- tailmost English
- tailnumber English
- tailpiece English
- tailpin English
- tailpipe English
- tailplane English
- tailpole English
- tailrace English
- tailride English
- tailshield English
- tailsitter English
- tailslide English
- tailspin English
- tailspot English
- tailstand English
- tailstock English
- tailstrike English
- tailswing English
- tailward English
- tailwater English
- tailwheel English
- tailwhip English
- tapertail English
- tapetail English
- thistletail English
- thorntail English
- tripletail English
- trundletail English
- turntail English
- twintail English
- undertail English
- veiltail English
- wag English
- wag-halter English
- waggable English
- wagger English
- waggery English
- waggie English
- waggish English
- waggle English
- waggy English
- wagpastie English
- wagsome English
- wagster English
- wedgetail English
- whiptail English
- white-tailed hawk English
- whitetail English
- yellowtail English
- tail Middle English
- waggen Middle English
- teil Kriol
- wag
- awag
- tail
- waggy
- bewag
- tailed
- waggle
- tailer
- oxtail
- waggie
- betail
- wagger
- rattail
- waggish
- bobtail
- wagster
- tailgut
- tailpin
- tailend
- tailism
- tailcup
- redtail
- cattail
- pintail
- tailfan
- fantail
- pigtail
- tagtail
- de-tail
- foxtail
- waggery
- tailbud
- pentail
- cowtail
- wagsome
- tailfin
- tailgate
- taillamp
- tailflip
- whiptail
- taillike
- brantail
- flagtail
- tailache
- hairtail
- tailwhip
- tailhook
- rubytail
- silktail
- tailbone
- forktail
- fishtail
- stubtail
- horntail
- Tailgate
- tapetail
- ducktail
- tailbeat
- veiltail
- bucktail
- tailcuff
- ringtail
- tailcoat
- tailhole
- tailcord
- turntail
- tailmost
- firetail
- tailhead
- freetail
- waggable
- tailable
- bangtail
- coattail
- lyretail
- plowtail
- tailrace
- tailback
- boattail
- tailless
- goldtail
- dovetail
- looptail
- catstail
- tail end
- twintail
- kicktail
- hightail
- tailspot
- tailride
- hardtail
- tailward
- filetail
- tailspin
- longtail
- bluetail
- tailpipe
- tailpole
- tailblock
- flufftail
- broadtail
- spinetail
- metaltail
- tapertail
- sharptail
- quaketail
- sheartail
- shirttail
- horsetail
- spadetail
- blacktail
- shavetail
- undertail
- stifftail
- tailwheel
- jollytail
- swordtail
- shorttail
- heliotail
- tailswing
- tailstand
- mousetail
- wedgetail
- tailstock
- scaletail
- tailslide
- tailpiece
- spiketail
- whitetail
- tail-pole
- tailwater
- tailboard
- sprigtail
- tailgroup
- taillight
- roughtail
- tailplane
- thorntail
- swingtail
- wagpastie
- astrotail
- shieldtail
- tailstrike
- yellowtail
- finger-wag
- squaretail
- cottontail
- singletail
- tailshield
- beavertail
- pseudotail
- ploughtail
- tripletail
- goldentail
- wag-halter
- culvertail
- tailsitter
- silvertail
- needletail
- cross-tail
- tailnumber
- springtail
- swallowtail
- spatuletail
- taildragger
- feathertail
- bristletail
- magnetotail
- hightail it
- tailfeather
- ring-tailed
- trundletail
- thistletail
- scissortail
- forcepstail
- spindletail
- roostertail
- swingletail
- flickertail
- drabble-tail
- draggle-tail
- streamertail
- squirreltail
- tailflipping
- scissorstail
- tail-shedding
- white-tailed hawk