MOTACILLA

Meaning of MOTACILLA in English

ˌmōd.əˈsilə noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin motacilla wagtail

1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Motacillidae) of oscine birds comprising the wagtails

2. -s : any bird of the genus Motacilla

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MOTACILLA — wagtails
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
MOTACILLA FLAVA, MOTACILLA FLAVA FLAVA — blue-headed wagtail
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
MOTACILLA CAPENSIS, MOTACILLA CAPENSIS CAPENSIS — Cape wagtail
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
MOTACILLA ALBA, MOTACILLA ALBA ALBA — pied wagtail, white wagtail
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
WAGTAIL — motacilla
English interlingue dictionary
WATERTHRUSH — noun Date: circa 1813 either of two North American warblers ( Seiurus noveboracensis and S. motacilla of the family Parulidae) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAGTAIL — Any of 7–10 passerine species in the genus Motacilla and the forest wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus ) of Asia. Wagtails …
Английский словарь Британика
YELLOW WAGTAIL — noun : a wagtail of the genus Motacilla ; especially : a common Eurasian wagtail ( M. flava ) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIED WAGTAIL — noun : a water wagtail ( Motacilla alba yarrellii ) having chiefly black-and-white plumage that is the commonest wagtail in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTACILLIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsiləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Motacilla, type genus + -idae : a family of oscine birds …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOUISIANA WATER THRUSH — noun Usage: usually capitalized L : a No. American water thrush ( Seiurus motacilla )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAY WAGTAIL — noun : a common wagtail ( Motacilla cinerea ) of Europe and northern and central Asia having a gray back
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOMBYCILLA — ˌbämbəˈsilə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, blend of Latin bombyc-, bombyx silkworm, silk and New Latin Motacilla — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAGTAIL — (n.) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the …
Английский словарь Webster
MOTACIL — (n.) Any singing bird of the genus Motacilla; a wagtail.
Английский словарь Webster
WAGTAIL — ( n. ) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTACIL — ( n. ) Any singing bird of the genus Motacilla; a wagtail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER THRUSH — either of two North American warblers, Seirus noveboracensis or S. motacilla, usually living near streams. Also, waterthrush . [ 1660-70 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATERTHRUSH — noun Date: circa 1813 : either of two North American warblers ( Seiurus noveboracensis and S. motacilla of the family …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAGTAIL — noun any one of many species of old world singing birds belonging to motacilla and several allied genera of the …
Webster English vocab
MOTACIL — noun any singing bird of the genus motacilla; a wagtail.
Webster English vocab
WAGTAIL — ■ noun a slender songbird with a long tail that is frequently wagged up and down. [ Motacilla alba ( …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WATERTHRUSH — [wa.ter.thrush] n (ca. 1813): either of two No. American warblers (Seiurus noveboracensis and S. motacilla) found near freshwater (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAGTAIL — any of the 7 to 10 species of the bird genus Motacilla, of the family Motacillidae, together with the forest …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIPIT — also called Fieldlark, or Titlark, any of about 50 species of small, slender-bodied ground birds of the family Motacillidae (order …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAGTAIL — n. any small bird of the genus Motacilla with a long tail in frequent motion.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAGTAIL — n. any small bird of the genus Motacilla with a long tail in frequent motion.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAGTAIL — n. any small bird of the genus Motacilla with a long tail in frequent motion.
Oxford English vocab
WAGTAIL — n. Any of 710 passerine species in the genus Motacilla and the forest wagtail ( Dendronanthus indicus ) of Asia. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAGTAIL — n. 1. Goosander, dun-diver, dish-washer ( Mergus merganser or Mergus castor ). 2. Bird of the genus Motacilla .
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ROBIN — n. 1. [ Eng. ] Ruddock, ~et, ~-redbreast ( Erythaca rubecula or Motacilla rubecula ). 2. [ U. S. ] …
Dictionary of English Synonyms

Webster's New International English Dictionary

← MOST REVEREND MOTACILLIDAE→