robin

nounnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɹɒ.bɪn//
United States//ˈɹɑ.bɪn//

Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.

noun

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Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
As they turned into Hertford Street they startled a robin from the poet's head on a barren fountain, and he fled away with a cameo note.
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Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
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historicalA trimming in front of a dress.

Etymology

Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (“robin (bird)”), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (“Robin”). ] ]

noun

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A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.

Forms

plural: robins

Roberta · A female given name from the Germanic languages, masculine…Roberts · An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from…Robertson · An English surname originating as a patronymic.

robin · Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a…

Robin · A unisex given name. A male given name from the Romance…Robinson · A surname originating as a patronymic.robot · An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human…

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