robin
See also: Robin
English
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Etymology
Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (“robin (bird)”), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (“Robin”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑbɪn
- Hyphenation: rob‧in
Noun
robin (plural robins)
- Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.), typically with a red breast.
- A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
- 1922, Michael Arlen, “Ep./4/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
- As they turned into Hertford Street they startled a robin from the poet's head on a barren fountain, and he fled away with a cameo note.
- An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
- A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
- (historical) A trimming in front of a dress.
Usage notes
The American robin is larger and quite different from the European one: English settlers in America named it from its red breast.
Synonyms
- (all senses): redbreast, robin redbreast
- (the European robin): ruddock
Related terms
Translations
any bird called robin in English
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Erithacus rubecula
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Turdus migratorius
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See also
References
European robin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Erithacus rubecula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Erithacus rubecula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
American robin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Turdus migratorius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Turdus migratorius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
Catalan
Verb
robin
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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Familiar form of Robert.
Noun
robin m (plural robins)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Derivative of robe, in the phrase homme de robe (“man of the gown”).
Noun
robin m (plural robins)
Further reading
- “robin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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