Robin > define
- (n.) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).
- (n.) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock.
- (n.) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
- (n.) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See Indian robin, below.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
noun
- Small Old World songbird with a reddish breast.
- synonyms: redbreast, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola
- Large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen.
- synonyms: American robin, Turdus migratorius
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