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Definition of Motacilla
1. Noun. Type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Motacillidae, Motacillidae
Member holonyms: Wagtail
Lexicographical Neighbors of Motacilla
Literary usage of Motacilla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"Motacilla, Cuv. The true Wagtails still have the nail of the thumb curved like
the rest of the group. They live along the shores of water courses. ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"(Motacilla, Cuv.) These have still the claw of the hind-toe curved like the other
Вес-fins. They live near the water-side. Example, Motacilla alba. ..."
3. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1825)
"... Sandpiper Grasshopper Warbler Whitethroat Swift Petty chaps Land Rail Fly-catcher
Hedge Warbler Red-backed Shrike Goat-sucker Motacilla phoenicurus ..."
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