grey wagtail

noun

A small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae (Motacilla cinerea).

Meanings

noungrey wagtail (plural grey wagtails)

plural grey wagtails

  1. A small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae (Motacilla cinerea).

Translations

Catalan cuereta torrentera
  • cuereta torrenteraMotacilla cinerea
Czech konipas horský
  • konipas horskýMotacilla cinerea
Dutch grote gele kwikstaart
  • grote gele kwikstaartMotacilla cinerea
Finnish virtavästäräkki
  • virtavästäräkkiMotacilla cinerea
French bergeronnette des ruisseaux
  • bergeronnette des ruisseauxMotacilla cinerea
German Gebirgsstelze
  • GebirgsstelzeMotacilla cinerea
Irish glasóg liath
  • glasóg liathMotacilla cinerea
Italian ballerina gialla
  • ballerina giallaMotacilla cinerea
Japanese 黄鶺鴒
  • 黄鶺鴒 (kisekirei)Motacilla cinerea
Korean 노랑할미새
  • 노랑할미새 (noranghalmisae)Motacilla cinerea
Polish pliszka górska
  • pliszka górskaMotacilla cinerea
Romanian codobatură de munte
  • codobatură de munteMotacilla cinerea
Russian го́рная трясогу́зка
  • го́рная трясогу́зка (górnaja trjasogúzka)Motacilla cinerea
Swedish forsärla
  • forsärlaMotacilla cinerea
Turkish dağ kuyruksallayanı
  • dağ kuyruksallayanıMotacilla cinerea
Welsh siglen lwyd
  • siglen lwydMotacilla cinerea
Cite this entry
APA

grey wagtail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20wagtail

MLA

“grey wagtail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20wagtail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grey wagtail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20wagtail.

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