Main Entry:

red·start

Pronunciation:

\ˈred-ˌstärt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

red + obsolete start handle, tail

Date:

circa 1570

1 : a small Old World songbird (Phoenicurus phoenicurus of the family Turdidae) with the male having a white brow, black throat, and chestnut breast and tail 2 : an American warbler (Setophaga ruticilla of the family Parulidae) with a black and orange male