† motacillineadj.
Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Of or relating to the songbird family Motacillidae (see motacillid n.), or to the subfamily Motacillinae, comprising the wagtails as distinct from the pipits.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Motacilline, pertaining to or resembling the Motacillinæ.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Motacillidæ Motacilline.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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