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Japanese wagtail

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A wagtail of species Motacilla grandis, family Motacillidae, native to Japan and Korea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cuereta del Japó — Motacilla grandis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日本鶺鴒 /日本鹡鸰 (rìběn jílíng) — Motacilla grandis
  • Czech: konipas japonský — Motacilla grandis
  • Dutch: Japanse kwikstaart — Motacilla grandis
  • Estonian: jaapani linavästrik — Motacilla grandis
  • Finnish: japaninvästäräkki — Motacilla grandis
  • French: bergeronnette du Japon — Motacilla grandis
  • German: Japanstelze — Motacilla grandis
  • Hungarian: palaszínű billegető — Motacilla grandis
  • Japanese: 背黒鶺鴒 (seguro sekirei) — Motacilla grandis
  • Korean: 검은등할미새 (geomeundeunghalmisae) — Motacilla grandis
  • Polish: pliszka duza — Motacilla grandis
  • Portuguese: alvéola-do-japão — Motacilla grandis
  • Russian: японская трясогузка (japonskaja trjasoguzka) — Motacilla grandis
  • Spanish: lavandera japonesa — Motacilla grandis
  • Swedish: japansk ärla — Motacilla grandis
  • Ukrainian: плиска японська (plyska japonsʹka) — Motacilla grandis
  • Vietnamese: chìa vôi Nhật Bản — Motacilla grandis