GENUS MOTACILLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Motacilla mean? 

• GENUS MOTACILLA (noun)
  The noun GENUS MOTACILLA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails

  Familiarity information: GENUS MOTACILLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS MOTACILLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Motacilla; Motacilla

Hypernyms ("genus Motacilla" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Motacilla"):

wagtail (Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks)

Holonyms ("genus Motacilla" is a member of...):

family Motacillidae; Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)