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redtail

DEFINITIONS OF: redtail

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n dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail

Synonyms:
Buteo jamaicensis, red-tailed hawk
Type of:
hawk
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

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

Synonyms:
redstart
Type of:
thrush
songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
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