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Definition of firetail

firetail
Sappho Sap"pho, n. [See Sapphic.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also firetail.
firetail
Redstart Red"start` (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small, handsome European singing bird (Ruticilla ph[oe]nicurus), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail, brantail, fireflirt, firetail. The black redstart is P.tithys. The name is also applied to several other species of Ruticilla amnd allied genera, native of India. (b) An American fly-catching warbler (Setophaga ruticilla). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches.
Firetail
Firetail Fire"tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The European redstart; -- called also fireflirt. [prov. Eng.]

Meaning of firetail from wikipedia

- star finch Beautiful firetail, Stagonopleura bella Diamond firetail, Stagonopleura guttata Red-eared firetail or Western firetail, Stagonopleura oculata...
- The beautiful firetail (Stagonopleura bella) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence...
- The diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) is a species of estrildid finch that is endemic to Australia. It has a patchy distribution and generally occupies...
- The mountain firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) is a common species of estrildid finch found in New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence...
- four species in the genus Neochmia. Alternate names include red-browed firetail, Sydney waxbill and redbill. The species was once allied to genus Emblema...
- The Firetail mine is an iron ore mine operated by the Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) and located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 60 km (37 mi)...
- Morethia, commonly called Morethia skinks or firetail skinks, is a genus of skinks in the order Squamata that are found in Australia. Listed alphabetically...
- The northeastern firetail skink (Morethia taeniopleura) is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia. Vanderduys, E.; Wilson, S.; Venz, M.; Hobson...
- The red-eared firetail (Stagonopleura oculata), also known as the boorin, is a small finch-like species of bird. It occurs in dense wetland vegetation...
- The duckweed firetail (Telebasis byersi) is a small species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is native mainly to the southeastern United States...