redtail
nounEtymology From red + tail.
1
The red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis.
2
The common or European redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus.
3
Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences A species of damselfly, Ceriagrion aeruginosum, of Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia, having a bright red abdomen.
- Related terms
- redtail shark, redtail sharkminnow