willy wagtail
noun
a large black-and-white bird, Rhipidura leucophrys, of Australia and New Guinea, having bristles around the upper bill and a long, fanlike tail.
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British Dictionary definitions for willy wagtail
willy wagtail
noun
Australian a black-and-white flycatcher, Rhipidura leucophrys, having white feathers over the brows
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