Robin


noun
1.
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
2.
a large American thrush, Turdus migratorius, having a chestnut-red breast and abdomen.
3.
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.
noun
1.
a male or female given name: derived from Robert.
noun
1.
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
2.
a North American thrush, Turdus migratorius, similar to but larger than the Old World robin
3.
any of various similar birds having a reddish breast

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