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redtail

redtail noun: the red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis.

Noun

redtail (plural redtails)

  1. The red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis.
  2. The common or European redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus.
  3. A species of damselfly, Ceriagrion aeruginosum, of Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia, having a bright red abdomen.

Forms of redtail

pluralredtails

Origin of redtail

From red + tail.

Phrases with redtail

Questions about redtail

What does redtail mean?
Redtail means the red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis.
What part of speech is redtail?
Redtail is a noun.
What is the plural of redtail?
The plural of redtail is redtails.

Words near redtail in the dictionary

  1. redstoner
  2. redstoners
  3. redstones
  4. redstreak
  5. redstreaks
  6. redtail
  7. redtail shark
  8. redtail sharkminnow
  9. redtail sharkminnows
  10. redtail sharks
  11. redtails

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