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robin

noun
SayROB-in/ˈɹɑː.bɪn/UK/ˈɹɒ.bɪn/

Pluralrobins

5 meanings of robin

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    Any of about 100 kinds of bird that perch on branches, usually with a red chest.

    Robins live in many countries, and they do not all look the same.

    On our trip to Australia, we saw a little robin with a black back and a bright red chest.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A North American songbird with a reddish chest.

    A robin was pulling a worm out of the wet lawn.

    The first robins of spring showed up in our yard this week.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A European songbird with a red chest.

    A robin sat on the garden wall in the English snow.

    Two robins were fighting over the bird feeder at our cottage in Ireland.

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Less common meanings

  1. 4
    noun
    A trimming in front of a dress.
  2. 5
    noun
    A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.

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