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robin
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rob·in  (rbn)
n.
1. A North American songbird (Turdus migratorius) having a rust-red breast and gray and black upper plumage. Also called robin redbreast.
2. A small Old World bird (Erithacus rubecula) having an orange breast and a brown back. Also called robin redbreast.
3. Any of various birds resembling a robin.

[Short for Robin Redbreast, from Middle English Robin, personal name, from Old French, diminutive of Robert.]

robin [ˈrɒbɪn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a North American thrush, Turdus migratorius, similar to but larger than the Old World robin
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar birds having a reddish breast
[arbitrary use of given name]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.robin - small Old World songbird with a reddish breastrobin - small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
Erithacus, genus Erithacus - Old World thrushes
2.robin - large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomenrobin - large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
genus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae
Translations
robin [ˈrɒbɪn] N (= bird) → petirrojo m

robin [ˈrɒbɪn] nrouge-gorge m

robin

robin [ˈrɒbɪn] npettirosso

robin
n robin [ˈrobin]
1 a small European bird with a red breast. janfrederik أبو الحِنّاء: طائِر ذو ريشٍ أحْمَر червеношийка červenka rødkælk das Rotkehlchen κοκκινολαίμης petirrojo punarind پرنده سینه سرخ punarinta rouge-gorge אֲדוֹם-הֶחָזֶה रॉबिन एक प्रकार का पक्षी जिसकी छाती लाल होती है crvendać vörösbegy burung murai glóbrystingur pettirosso こまどり 유럽울새 liepsnelė sarkanrīklīte burung robin roodborstje rødkjelke, rødstrupe rudzik pisco prihor малиновка červienka taščica cvrendać rödhake นกขนาดเล็ก หน้าอกมีสีแดง nar bülbülü 歐鴝 вільшанка ایک چڑیا جس کا سینہ سرخ ہوتا ہے chim cổ đỏ
2 an American thrush with an orange-red breast. rooiborslyster أبو الحِنّاء: طائِر صَغير أحْمَر الصَّدْر червеногуш дрозд drozd vandredrossel die amerikanische Wanderdrossel τσίχλα (πουλί) merlo americano rändrästas پرنده سینه سرخ آمریکایی punarintarastas merle américain אֲדוֹם-הֶחָזֶה गायक पक्षी drozd rigó murai merah farþröstur tordo americano つぐみ 미국개똥지빠귀 strazdas klajoklis Amerikas strazds sejenis burung treklijster vandretrost drozd wędrowny tordo măcăleandru дрозд drozd ameriški drozg cvrendać rödtrast นกขนาดเล็ก หน้าอกมีสีส้มแดง kızıl ardıç kuşu 美洲知更鳥 дрізд شمالی امریکہ کا ایک پرندہ loại chim két ở Bắc Mỹ

robin طائر أبو الحناء červenka rødkælk Rotkehlchen κοκκινολαίμης petirrojo punarinta rouge-gorge crvendać pettirosso コマドリ 울새 roodborstje rødstrupe rudzik tordo малиновка rödhake นกสีน้ำตาลขนาดเล็กมีอกสีแดง kızılgerdan chim cổ đỏ 知更鸟


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