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(rɒbɪn) Word forms: plural robins1. countable nounA robin is a small brown bird found in Europe. The male has an orangey-red neck and breast. 2. countable nounA robin is a brown bird found in North America. The male has a reddish-brown breast. North American robins are larger than European ones, and are a completely different species of bird. 3. See also round-robin Robin Hood See full dictionary entry for Hood (ˈrɒbɪn) noun1. Also called: robin redbreast a small Old World songbird, Erithacus rubecula, related to the thrushes: family Muscicapidae. The male has a brown back, orange-red breast and face, and grey underparts 2. a North American thrush, Turdus migratorius, similar to but larger than the Old World robin 3. any of various similar birds having a reddish breast Word origin C16: arbitrary use of given name Robin in American English (ˈrɑbən) noun a feminine and masculine name see also Robert1 robin in American English (ˈrɑbən) noun1. US a North American thrush (Turdus migratorius) with a dull-red breast and belly 2. a small European thrush (Erithacus rubecula) with an orangish-red breast and face Word origin < ME Robin < OFr, dim. of Robert© Eric Isselee, shutterstock Examples of 'Robin' in a sentenceRobin The sound of a robin singing at the window would bring a little happiness to most lives.There was a massive swing on this deal from early in the round robin.The female robins are now singing just like the males.But a round robin is not addressed to an individual.The birds most likely to be heard singing are robins.Sometimes a robin is also singing nearby.Or realise you have not heard a robin singing for some time.It contrasts sharply with the beautiful but rather dreamy song of any robins who are singing near by.Most robins have stopped singing now.Everyone wants to win the round robin: four teams of five once a week.The first robins will sing again towards the end of August.Where the thaw has been enough for them to find food easily again, robins have resumed singing.The names of the two other semi-finalists were not decided until the final match in the round robin series.There is a strange absence in the air - and one slowly realises that there are no robins singing.It was a robin singing.I failed to find the winning line on this deal from our world championship round robin match against Poland.They don't seem to be afraid of me, neither do the thrushes and robins.They had their moments though - take this exciting deal against Australia in the round robin.The round robin nature of the Super Six was always its weakness.For me, a round robin just doesn't work.We have tested the round robin, we figured out it's not working and we are probably going to get rid of it.A little bird like a robin can live up to at least eight years, as we know because one has been found as old as that. British English: robin / ˈrɒbɪn/ NOUN A robin is a small brown bird with a red breast. - American English: robin
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