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red·start (-stärt′)
noun
- ☆ any of various wood warblers; esp. the American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), the male of which is black and orange above and white below
- any of a genus (Phoenicurus) of small European thrushes with a reddish tail, esp. a common species (P. phoenicurus)
Etymology: red + obs. start < ME stert, tail < OE steort: see stark-naked
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