# robin

Pronunciation: say "ROB-in" US /ˈɹɑː.bɪn/, UK /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/

## Noun

1. Any of about 100 species of passerine birds in the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae, and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
   - Simple: Any of about 100 kinds of bird that perch on branches, usually with a red chest.
   - _Birdwatchers in eastern Australia can see several kinds of robin in a single morning._
   - _Across Africa, Asia, and Australasia, robins come in many patterns, and not every one of them has a red breast._
2. The American robin, Turdus migratorius, a red-breasted songbird of North America.
   - Simple: A North American songbird with a reddish chest.
   - _Robins nested in the maple outside our kitchen window in Ohio._
   - _A robin hopped across the freshly mowed lawn, tilting its head to listen for worms._
3. The European robin, Erithacus rubecula, a red-breasted songbird of Europe.
   - Simple: A European songbird with a red chest.
   - _In a London park, a robin followed the gardener along the flower bed, waiting for worms._
   - _The Christmas card from our friends in Yorkshire showed a plump robin on a snowy branch._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A trimming in front of a dress.
- (noun) A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.

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