REDTAIL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins

Synonyms:

redstart; redtail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("redtail" is a kind of...):

thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)

Holonyms ("redtail" is a member of...):

genus Phoenicurus; Phoenicurus (Old World thrushes)

Meaning:

Dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail

Synonyms:

Buteo jamaicensis; red-tailed hawk; redtail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("redtail" is a kind of...):

hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("redtail" is a member of...):

Buteo; genus Buteo (broad-winged soaring hawks)