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robin

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[ rob-in ]

noun

  1. any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
  2. a large American thrush, Turdus migratorius, having a chestnut-red breast and abdomen.
  3. any of several similar thrushes of the New World tropics, not necessarily having reddish underparts, as T. grayi clay-colored robin, of Mexico and Central America.


Robin

2

[ rob-in ]

noun

  1. a male or female given name: derived from Robert.

robin

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. Also calledrobin 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. a North American thrush, Turdus migratorius , similar to but larger than the Old World robin
  3. any of various similar birds having a reddish breast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of robin1

First recorded in 1540–50; short for robin redbreast
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of robin1

C16: arbitrary use of given name
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The review rejected its approach of circulating the names of requesters who had asked the same questions of several departments – a so-called round robin requester – to help it coordinate similar responses.

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There's also a pattern that even though these are Christmas cards, forget the snowy steeples and robins, because royal cards rarely seem to have any signs of winter.

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When I was in Tuscany, my husband and I went on misty afternoon walks through olive orchards and got out our birding apps to identify the European robins chattering in the background.

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According to the American Bird Conservancy, the scarlet tanager's song is often described as "like a robin with a cold".

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Yet sea robins are most notable for their distinctively large, fan-shaped dorsal fins and for their six leg-like appendages.

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