Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firetail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: fire-tail
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.

noun

The common redstart.

British usage; Dated

Etymology

From fire + tail.

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

firetails (plural)

Phrases

beautiful firetail diamond firetail red-eared firetail painted firetail

Synonyms

fireflirt

Questions

What does firetail mean?: Any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.
Where does firetail come from?: From fire + tail.

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