firetail

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noun

Any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.

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fireflirt
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Meanings

nounfiretail (plural firetails)

plural firetails

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

    Synonyms: fireflirt

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe common redstart.

Similar
fireflirt

Origin

From fire + tail.

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APA

firetail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firetail

MLA

“firetail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firetail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firetail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firetail.

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