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redstart

/ˈɹɛdstɑɹt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
red-start
IPA
/ˈɹɛdstɑɹt/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.

noun

A species of warbler native to the Americas, Setophaga ruticilla, only distantly related to Phoenicurus.

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *redstert; equivalent to red + start (“tail”). Compare Dutch roodstaart, Danish rødstjert.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɛdstɑɹt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

redstarts (plural)

Phrases

American redstart black redstart blue-capped redstart blue-fronted redstart common redstart Daurian redstart Eversmann's redstart Güldenstädt's redstart

Synonyms

redtail american redstart setophaga ruticilla

Questions

How do you pronounce redstart?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛdstɑɹt/.
What does redstart mean?
Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.
Where does redstart come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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