robin
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A European robin, Erithacus rubecula 
An American robin, Turdus migratorius
See also: Robin
English
Etymology 1
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
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑː.bɪn/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒbɪn
- Hyphenation: rob‧in
Noun
robin (plural robins)
- Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), 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
Derived terms
- Australasian robin
- cock-robin
- cock-robin shop
- eastern yellow robin
- Japanese robin
- magpie-robin
- mangrove robin
- Natal robin
- Peking robin
- Pekin robin
- ragged robin
- robin-breast
- robin-chat
- robin dipper
- robin egg blue
- robin redbreast
- robin-run-in-the-grass
- robin-run-in-the-hedge
- robin-run-the-hedge
- robin snipe
- robin snow
- rose robin
- round robin
- round-robin story
- rufous bush robin
- rufous scrub robin
- rufous-tailed scrub robin
- scrub robin
- sea robin
- wake robin
- wake-robin
- white-throated robin
Translations
any bird called robin in English
Erithacus rubecula
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Turdus migratorius
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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
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
robin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.
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Verb
robin
- inflection of robar:
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”). robe + -in.
Noun
robin m (plural robins)
Further reading
- “robin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.