Phrase guide

willie wagtail

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An Australian bird, Rhipidura leucophrys.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of willie wagtail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Banoni: tsiropen — bird
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑白扇尾鶲 /黑白扇尾鹟 (hēibái shànwěiwēng) — bird
  • Finnish: valkokulmamonarkki — bird
  • French: rhipidure hochequeue — bird
  • Galela: baikoleke — bird
  • Gamilaraay: thirrithirri — bird
  • German: Gartenfächerschwanz — bird
  • Gunwinggu: djikirridj-djikirridj — bird
  • Irish: glasóg ghuail — bird
  • Japanese: 横振扇鶲 (yokofuriōgibitaki) — bird
  • Korean: 부채꼬리딱새사촌 (buchaekkorittaksaesachon) — bird
  • Martuthunira: jintijinti — bird
  • Ngarrindjeri: ritjuruki — bird
  • Nyunga: djidi djidi — bird
  • Panyjima: jitijiti — bird
  • Pijin: polis — bird
  • Pijin: pris — bird
  • Pitjantjatjara: tjintir-tjintir — bird
  • Pitjantjatjara: tjintir-tjintirpa — bird
  • Russian: чёрно-бе́лая веерохво́стка (čórno-bélaja vejeroxvóstka) — bird
  • Sahu: baikole — bird
  • Swedish: ärlesolfjäderstjärt — bird
  • Ternate: baikole — bird
  • Tobelo: baikoleke — bird
  • Woiwurrung: djirri-djirri — bird