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redtail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
red-tail
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis.

noun

The common or European redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus.

noun

A species of damselfly, Ceriagrion aeruginosum, of Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia, having a bright red abdomen.

Etymology

From red + tail.

Inflected Forms

redtails (plural)

Phrases

redtail shark redtail sharkminnow

Frequently Paired Words

redtail shark redtail sharkminnow

Synonyms

redstart red-tailed hawk buteo jamaicensis

Questions

What does redtail mean?
The red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis.
Where does redtail come from?
From red + tail.

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