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