barley-bird

noun

A yellow wagtail (Motacilla spp.).

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Meanings

nounbarley-bird (plural barley-birds)

plural barley-birds

  1. Any of several birds distinguished by their appearance in England at the time of barley-sowing.
    1. A yellow wagtail (Motacilla spp.).
    2. A wryneck (Jynx spp.').
    3. obsoleteA Eurasian siskin.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
eurasian siskin
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Chicago

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