Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A North American songbird (Turdus migratorius) having a rust-red breast and gray and black upper plumage.
- noun A small songbird (Erithacus rubecula) of Eurasia and Africa having olive-brown upper plumage and a conspicuous orange breast and face.
- noun Any of various birds resembling a robin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trimming on the front of a dress.
- noun A toxin obtained from the Robinia Pseudacacia, a locust-tree of North America.
- noun A small sylviine bird of Europe, Erythacus rubecula, more fully called
robin-redbreast , and also redbreast, robinet, and ruddock. - noun The red-breasted or migratory thrush of North America, Turdus migratorius or Merula migratoria, one of the most abundant and familiar of North American birds: so called from the reddish-brown color of the under parts, which, however, is very different, both in hue and in extent, from that of the European redbreast.
- noun With a qualifying term, one of numerous warbler-like or thrush-like birds, more or less nearly related to or resembling either of the foregoing: as, the blue-throated robin. (See
Cyanecula , and cut underbluethroat .) - noun The robin-snipe or red-breasted sandpiper, Tringa canutus: a clipped name among gunners. Also
beach-robin . Seeknot , 1. - noun The sea-robin or red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator.
- noun In ichthyology, a sea-robin or flying-robin; one of several kinds of Triglidæ.
- noun A local name of the pinfish.
- noun A name variously applied (commonly as part of a compound) to the herb-robert, to species of Lychnis, and to some other plants.
- noun Same as
robbin .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small European singing bird (
Erythacus rubecula ), having a reddish breast; -- called alsorobin redbreast ,robinet , andruddock . - noun An American singing bird (
Merula migratoria ), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called alsorobin redbreast , andmigratory thrush . - noun Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera.
- noun Any one of several Asiatic birds. See Indian robin, below.
- noun (Zoöl.) the robin snipe, or knot. See
Knot . - noun (Zoöl.) See
Bluethroat . - noun (Zoöl.) the cedar bird.
- noun (Zoöl.) the Baltimore oriole.
- noun (Zoöl.) the chewink.
- noun (Zoöl.) any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings.
- noun (Zoöl.) an Asiatic singing bird (
Corsycus saularis ), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white. - noun (Bot.) See under
Ragged . - noun (Zoöl.) a small Asiatic singing bird (
Accentor rubeculoides ), somewhat resembling the European robin. - noun (Zoöl.) The American bluebird.
- noun (Zoöl.) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
- noun (Bot.) See under
Plantain . - noun (Zoöl.), [Local, U.S.] The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake.
- noun (Zoöl.) a redstart (
Ruticulla fuliginosa ), native of India.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
European robin ; Erithacus rubecula. - noun An
American robin ;Turdus migratorius . - noun Various
passerine birds (about 100 species) of the familiesMuscicapidae ,Turdidae andPetroicidae (formerly Eopsaltridae), typically with a red breast.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
- noun small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Hidden from sight, a robin is singing a soft October song in perfect accord with the mood of the day, melancholic with the passing of summer yet sweet with the fullness of a perfect autumn day.
Country diary: South Uist Christine Smith 2010
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The red vest fits the source of a red-breasted robin, but what part of a robin is green?
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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Nolan would have to down play robin, because well robin is gay.
Contest: Where Could The Dark Knight Go Next? « FirstShowing.net 2008
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It was an American robin, a large thrush with a red breast when everyone in the movie theater knew an English robin is a much smaller non-thrush bird with an orangey breast.
Go west, young man, WEST! Roger Sutton 2008
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I think robin is not the "mother"! but this show is still (wait for it) awesome!
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DJNoNo – 12 Vaulting Hippos (Pendulum vs Gayle Peevey) ebn ozn – rockin robin
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DJNoNo – 12 Vaulting Hippos (Pendulum vs Gayle Peevey) ebn ozn – rockin robin
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The English robin is not the bird we call robin redbreast in the United
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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The robin is chief singer; his voice ascends like a spiral stair, every ringing note a roundel for the mounting spirit.
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The simple note of the robin is heard through the gloom, – a cheering sound in these dull hours; perched on the topmost boughs of the trees, they are taking an observation, looking out for a convenient building notch.
Rural Hours 1887
reesetee commented on the word robin
Batman's original sidekick, a.k.a. Dick Grayson.
December 14, 2007
gangerh commented on the word robin
Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
Riding through the glen,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
With his band of men,
Feared by the bad, loved by the good,
Robin Hood! Robin Hood! Robin Hood!
February 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word robin
The Australian robin is not closely-related to the European one, and has much brighter colours.
January 20, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word robin
The first robins from "up north" have begun arriving in my Florida neighborhood this week.
December 3, 2010
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In the 1960s, in a vote publicised by The Times newspaper, the Robin was adopted as the unofficial national bird of the UK.
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