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| red·start [ réd strt ] (plural red·starts) |
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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.
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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.
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| [Late 16th century. < Old English steort "animal's tail" < Germanic] |
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