robin redbreast
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of robin redbreast
1400–50; late Middle English (Scots); robin, special use of Robin
Example Sentences
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An official announcement will be made on Friday that Aardman is shooting Robin Robin, a family film about a baby robin redbreast that goes missing.
From The Guardian • Nov. 22, 2019
Far too many pastors talk about daffodils and robin redbreast.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rubecula, rōō-bek′ū-la, n. a genus of birds, such as the robin redbreast.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
No doubt there was protection also—protection for sport, for utility, for �sthetic reasons, and because of humane sentiments; even wholesome superstitions have safeguarded the robin redbreast and the wren.
From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by Thomson, J. Arthur
Little robin redbreast flew upon a wall, Pussy-cat jumped after him, and almost got a fall.
From Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls by Arthur, Frances Browne
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