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robin definition

robin (rä′bən)

noun

  1. ☆ 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

Etymology: < ME Robin < OFr, dim. of Robert

Robin definition

Robin (rä′bən)

noun

a feminine and masculine name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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