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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 Robert.]

robin
Noun
1. Also called: (robin redbreast) a small Old World songbird with a brown back and an orange-red breast and face
2. a North American thrush similar to but larger than the Old World robin [arbitrary use of name Robin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.robinrobin - 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.robinrobin - 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 [ˈrɔbɪn] npetirrojo
robin [ˈrɔbɪn] nrouge-gorge m
robin [ˈrɔbɪn] nRotkehlchen nt
robin [ˈrɔbɪn] npettirosso

robin
n robin [ˈrobin]
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IN MERRY ENGLAND in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham Town, a famous outlaw whose name was Robin Hood.
There was but one thing happened worth narrating; and that is the visit I had of Robin Oig, one of the sons of the notorious Rob Roy.
One whole group of ballads tells of the wonderful deeds of Robin Hood.
 
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