redstart
pronunciation
How to pronounce redstart in British English:
UK ['redstɑːt]
How to pronounce redstart in American English:
US [ 'rɛd,stɑrt]
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- Noun:
- flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
- European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
Word Origin
- redstart (n.)
- type of bird, 1560s, from red (adj.1) + start "tail," from Old English steort. Similar formation in German Rotsterz.
Example
- 1. Oct. 21st , one female daurian redstart sang on the roof of my house .