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redstart

red·start [ réd strt ] (plural red·starts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. American warbler: a bird of the warbler family, the male of which has reddish orange patches on its black and white feathers. Native to: North and South America.  Latin name Setophaga ruticilla.

2. thrush with reddish tail: a bird of the thrush family, the male of which often has a black throat and a reddish brown tail. Native to: Europe, Asia, Africa.  Genus Phoenicurus.

[Late 16th century. < Old English steort "animal's tail" < Germanic]
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