willy wagtail

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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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So much, at least, we had gained—we were no longer being carried willy-nilly out of our way.
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When Willy was two years old, he lived in a red farmhouse with a yard in front of it.
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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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