robin, American robin, Turdus migratorius
(noun) large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
robin, redbreast, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola
(noun) small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Robin (plural Robins)
A male given name from Romance languages, Germanic languages.
A female given name from Germanic languages, also associated with the bird robin.
(rare compared to given name) A patronymic surname.
Robin (plural Robins)
(soccer) Someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
• Biron, Brion, inorb
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.
An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
(historical) A trimming in front of a dress.
The American robin is larger and quite different from the European one: English settlers in America named it from its red breast.
• (all senses): redbreast, robin redbreast
• (the European robin): ruddock
• Biron, Brion, inorb
Source: Wiktionary
Rob"in, n. Etym: [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr glory, fame, Goth. hr victorius) + beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown.] (Zoöl.) (a) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock. (b) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush. (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor) (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See Indian robin, below. Beach robin (Zoöl.), the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
РBlue-throated robin. (Zo̦l.) See Bluethroat.
РCanada robin (Zo̦l.), the cedar bird.
РGolden robin (Zo̦l.), the Baltimore oriole.
РGround robin (Zo̦l.), the chewink.
РIndian robin (Zo̦l.), 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.
РMagrie robin (Zo̦l.), 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. (Bot.) See under Ragged.
РRobin accentor (Zo̦l.), a small Asiatic singing bird (Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the European robin.
РRobin redbreast. (Zo̦l.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. (c) The American bluebird.
РRobin snipe. (Zo̦l.) (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher. (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
– Robin's plantain. (Bot.) See under Plantain.
РSea robin. (Zo̦l.) (a) 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. (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.] -- Water robin (Zo̦l.), a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa), native of India.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
