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Meanings of motacilla in anglès

rus
трясогузка
portuguès
labandeira
espanyol
motacilla
català
cuereta
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Genus of birds.

Related terms
cuereta
portuguès
alvéola
català
genus motacilla
espanyol
género motacilla

Type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails.

genus motacilla
Usage of motacilla in anglès
1
This species of Motacilla is called by Ray Regulus non cristatus.
The Botanic Garden / A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of...
2
In one, it is called "Motacilla rubecula;" in the other, "Rubecula familiaris."
Love's Meinie: Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds
3
Grey-wagtail, Motacilla cinerea: These frequent shallow rivulets near the spring heads, where they never freeze: eat the aureliae of Phryganea.
The Natural History of Selborne