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noun
Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast.
A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast.
An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: robin, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola
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Broader terms: thrush
History
From Middle English redbreste, equivalent to red + breast.
Across languages
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