01 n. A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock.
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A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock.(Zool.) Also: robin redbreast, robinet, ruddock
Phrases & compounds
Beach robin —
the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
Blue-throated robin —
See Bluethroat.
Canada robin —
the cedar bird.
Golden robin —
the Baltimore oriole.
Ground robin —
the chewink.
Indian robin —
any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings.
Magrie robin —
an Asiatic singing bird (Corsycus saularis), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
Ragged robin —
See under Ragged.
Robin accentor —
a small Asiatic singing bird (Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the European robin.
Robin redbreast —
The European robin
Robin snipe —
The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher
Robin's plantain —
See under Plantain.
Sea robin —
Any one of several species of American gurnards of the genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European gurnard.
Water robin —
a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa), native of India.