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Dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
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redtail
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1812 in reference to a type of North American hawk; earlier used of various smaller European birds with red tail feathers (1550s); from red (adj.1) + tail (n.).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail [syn: red-tailed hawk , Buteo jamaicensis ] European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins [syn: redstart ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The red-tailed hawk. 2 The European redstart.
Usage examples of redtail.
I saw that morning: redwood, oak and madrone standing brilliantly outlined against a deep blue sky, meadows and grasslands teaming with field mice and other rodents, redtailed hawks circling overhead.