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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
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]
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 붉은 가슴 울새 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 미국산 울새 strazdas klajoklis Amerikas strazds sejenis burung treklijster vandretrost drozd wędrowny tordo măcăleandru дрозд drozd ameriški drozg cvrendać rödtrast นกขนาดเล็ก หน้าอกมีสีส้มแดง kızıl ardıç kuşu 知更鳥 дрізд شمالی امریکہ کا ایک پرندہ loại chim két ở Bắc Mỹ


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