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Motacillidae

noun

pipits and wagtails

• Syn: ↑family Motacillidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres

• Member Meronyms: ↑Motacilla, ↑genus Motacilla, ↑Anthus, ↑genus Anthus

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsiləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Motacilla, type genus + -idae

: a family of oscine birds comprising the wagtails and the pipits

Useful english dictionary. 2012.