n.
Pronunciation: ' red- ˌ stärt
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