robin — English Dictionary

Noun

1. 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.

   Examples

   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.

2. Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. An American robin, Turdus migratorius.

3. A trimming in front of a dress.

   Usage

   • Historical

Noun

1. A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Related words

   robininround-robin

Noun

1. small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

   Synonyms

   redbreastrobin redbreastOld World robinErithacus rubecolaErithacus rubecula

   Broader terms

   thrush

2. large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen

   Synonyms

   American robinTurdus migratorius

   Broader terms

   thrush