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redstart

reds·tart

US/ˈɹɛdstɑɹt/ uncommon us

noun

1.

flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail

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2.

European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English *redstert; equivalent to red + start (“tail”). Compare Dutch roodstaart, Danish rødstjert.

Phrases

  • American redstart
  • black redstart
  • blue-capped redstart
  • blue-fronted redstart
  • common redstart
  • Daurian redstart
  • Eversmann's redstart
  • Güldenstädt's redstart

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