genus Motacilla

genus Motacilla
noun
type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails
Syn: ↑Motacilla
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Motacillidae, ↑family Motacillidae
Member Meronyms: ↑wagtail

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