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willy wagtail

willy wagtail 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: Willy Wagtail

Willy Wagtail (plural Willy Wagtails)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of willie wagtail.

Forms of willy wagtail

pluralwilly wagtails
pluralWilly Wagtails

Questions about willy wagtail

What is willy wagtail the alternative form of?
Willy wagtail is the alternative form of willie wagtail.
What part of speech is willy wagtail?
Willy wagtail is a noun.
What is the plural of willy wagtail?
The plural of willy wagtail is willy wagtails.

Words near willy wagtail in the dictionary

  1. Willy Pete
  2. Willy Wag Tail
  3. Willy Wag Tails
  4. Willy Wag-tail
  5. Willy Wag-tails
  6. willy wagtail
  7. willy wagtails
  8. willy warmer
  9. willy warmers
  10. Willy Wigglestick
  11. willy willies

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