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grey wagtail

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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  • Asturian: llavandera real — Motacilla cinerea
  • Asturian: panadera del ríu — Motacilla cinerea
  • Asturian: andarríos — Motacilla cinerea
  • Catalan: cuereta torrentera — Motacilla cinerea
  • Czech: konipas horský — Motacilla cinerea
  • Dutch: grote gele kwikstaart — Motacilla cinerea
  • Finnish: virtavästäräkki — Motacilla cinerea
  • French: bergeronnette des ruisseaux — Motacilla cinerea
  • German: Gebirgsstelze — Motacilla cinerea
  • Irish: glasóg liath — Motacilla cinerea
  • Italian: ballerina gialla — Motacilla cinerea
  • Japanese: 黄鶺鴒 (kisekirei) — Motacilla cinerea
  • Korean: 노랑할미새 (noranghalmisae) — Motacilla cinerea
  • Polish: pliszka górska — Motacilla cinerea
  • Romanian: codobatură de munte — Motacilla cinerea
  • Russian: го́рная трясогу́зка (górnaja trjasogúzka) — Motacilla cinerea
  • Swedish: forsärla — Motacilla cinerea
  • Turkish: dağ kuyruksallayanı — Motacilla cinerea
  • Welsh: siglen lwyd — Motacilla cinerea