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robin
[ rob-in ]
/ ËrÉb ÉȘn /
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noun
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
a large American thrush, Turdus migratorius, having a chestnut-red breast and abdomen.
any of several similar thrushes of the New World tropics, not necessarily having reddish underparts, as T. grayi(clay-colored robin ), of Mexico and Central America.
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Also called robin redbreast (for defs. 1, 2).
Origin of robin
First recorded in 1540â50; short for robin redbreast
Words nearby robin
Other definitions for robin (2 of 2)
Robin
[ rob-in ]
/ ËrÉb ÉȘn /
noun
a male or female given name: derived from Robert.
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British Dictionary definitions for robin
robin
/ (ËrÉbÉȘn) /
noun
Also called: robin redbreast a small Old World songbird, Erithacus rubecula, related to the thrushes: family Muscicapidae . The male has a brown back, orange-red breast and face, and grey underparts
a North American thrush, Turdus migratorius, similar to but larger than the Old World robin
any of various similar birds having a reddish breast
Word Origin for robin
C16: arbitrary use of given name
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