firetail

Any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.

Noun

  1. Any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.
  2. The common redstart.

Origin

From fire + tail.

Forms

firetails

Synonyms

fireflirt

Derived

beautiful firetail diamond firetail red-eared firetail painted firetail

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