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NOUN (2)

1. dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail;
[syn: redtail, red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis]

2. European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins;
[syn: redstart, redtail]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Redstart \Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zool.) (a) A small, handsome European singing bird (Phoenicurus phoenicurus, formerly Ruticilla phoenicurus), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail, brantail, fireflirt, firetail. The black redstart is Phoenicurus ochruros (formerly Phoenicurus tithys), and is now rare and protected by law in England. The name is also applied to several other species of Ruticilla and allied genera, native of India. (b) An American fly-catching warbler (Setophaga ruticilla). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Redtail \Red"tail`\ (-t?l`), n. (Zool.) (a) The red-tailed hawk. (b) The European redstart. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

redtail n 1: dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail [syn: redtail, red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis] 2: European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins [syn: redstart, redtail]