redstart
red·start
noun \ˈred-ˌstärt\Definition of REDSTART
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
Origin of REDSTART
red + obsolete start handle, tail
First Known Use: circa 1570
Rhymes with REDSTART
apart, at heart, bar chart, blackheart, bogart, Bogart, by heart, clip art, crash cart, depart, Descartes, dispart, dogcart, Earhart, eye chart, false start, fine art, flowchart, folk art, forepart, Froissart, go-cart, golf cart, greenheart, handcart, head start, impart, in part, jump-start, junk art, kick-start, mouthpart, Mozart, outsmart, oxcart, oxheart, pie chart, pop art, pushcart, rampart, real part, restart, street-smart, Stuttgart, sweetheart, take heart, take part, tea cart, time chart, tipcart, tramp art, upstart, voice part
redstart
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Common, or American, redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)—(Top) Stephen DaltonNatural History Photographic Agency, (bottom) Hal H. Harrison/Grant Heilman
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