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firetail

firetail noun: any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.

firetail: any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura
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Noun

firetail (plural firetails)

  1. Any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.
  2. (UK, dated, dialectal) The common redstart.
    Synonyms:
    fireflirt

Synonyms of firetail

  • fireflirt

Forms of firetail

pluralfiretails

Origin of firetail

From fire + tail.

Words formed from firetail

Questions about firetail

What does firetail mean?
Firetail means any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.
What part of speech is firetail?
Firetail is a noun.
What is the plural of firetail?
The plural of firetail is firetails.

Words near firetail in the dictionary

  1. firestreams
  2. firestriker
  3. firestrikers
  4. firesuit
  5. firesuits
  6. firetail
  7. firetails
  8. fireteam
  9. fireteams
  10. firetender
  11. firetenders

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