redstart

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
  2. noun European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla

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