firetail
English
Etymology
Noun
firetail (plural firetails)
- Any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.
- (UK, dialect, dated) The common redstart.
Synonyms
- (European redstart): fireflirt
Derived terms
- beautiful firetail
- diamond firetail
- red-eared firetail
- painted firetail
References
- “firetail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.