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willie wag-tail

willie wag-tail is the alternative form of willie wagtail.

Meaning of willie wagtail

Noun

willie wagtail (plural willie wagtails)

  1. An Australian bird, Rhipidura leucophrys.
    • The birds were nowhere to be seen or heard, not even a singing willy-wagtail lightly flittering from rock to rock […].2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 412

Noun capitalized: Willie Wag-tail

Willie Wag-tail (plural Willie Wag-tails)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of willie wagtail.

Forms of willie wag-tail

pluralwillie wag-tails
pluralWillie Wag-tails

Questions about willie wag-tail

What is willie wag-tail the alternative form of?
Willie wag-tail is the alternative form of willie wagtail.
What part of speech is willie wag-tail?
Willie wag-tail is a noun.
What is the plural of willie wag-tail?
The plural of willie wag-tail is willie wag-tails.

Words near willie wag-tail in the dictionary

  1. Williard
  2. Williards
  3. willie
  4. Willie Pete
  5. Willie Peter
  6. willie wag-tail
  7. willie wag-tails
  8. willie wagtail
  9. willie wagtails
  10. willie warmer
  11. Willie Wigglestick

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