Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Australian name of two small weaver-birds, Ægintha temporalis, and Zonæginthus bellus.
- noun A hymenopterous insect of the family Chrysididæ, such as the ruby-tailed fly, Chrysis ignita.
- noun The redstart or redtail, Ruticilla phœnicura, a bird. Also
fire-flirt .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.), prov. Eng. The European redstart; -- called also
fireflirt .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
Australian finch of thegenus Stagonopleura . - noun UK, dialect The European
redstart .
Etymologies
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Examples
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His back and head are ashy gray, his breast like warm embers, his face black soot, and—best of all—his firetail fans flames of beckoning orange.
A Year on the Wing TIM DEE 2009
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A number of restricted range birds are found in this ecoregion, including the red-eared firetail (Stagonopleura oculata) which inhabits karri/tingle forest and creeklines and the white-breasted robin (Eopsaltria georgiana) which can also be found in karri and tingle forest.
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Start out drifting the outside spoils near Ingleside, using an avocado/firetail Cocoho Minnow for trout.
Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories David Sikes 2010
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Sophia Findlay unleashes a fake rain storm on two different model houses to demonstrate how the design of your house can affect waterways and the environment ... and ultimately the firetail gudeons as well.
WN.com - Articles related to Prison reform won't work 'in real world', say Tory MPs 2010
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Peter Clarke shows off his tank full of Australian native fish, the firetail gudgeons, on the Ku-ring-gai council roof.
WN.com - Articles related to Prison reform won't work 'in real world', say Tory MPs 2010
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Sophia Findlay unleashes a fake rain storm on two different model houses to demonstrate how the design of your house can affect waterways and the environment ... and ultimately the firetail gudeons as well.
WN.com - Articles related to Prison reform won't work 'in real world', say Tory MPs 2010
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Peter Clarke shows off his tank full of Australian native fish, the firetail gudgeons, on the Ku-ring-gai council roof.
WN.com - Articles related to Prison reform won't work 'in real world', say Tory MPs 2010
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Start out drifting the outside spoils near Ingleside, using an avocado/firetail Cocoho Minnow for trout.
bilby commented on the word firetail
Do these fly really fast? I'm hoping so :-)
September 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word firetail
They should--they look like their little butts are on fire. ;-)
September 25, 2008