Redbreast meaning

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A freshwater sunfish (Lepomis auritus) of the eastern United States, having a reddish belly.
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Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast.
  • An European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
  • An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
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A bird, such as the robin, that has a red breast.
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Any of several birds with a reddish breast; esp., the American robin, the European robin, or the knot.
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A sunfish (Lepomis auritus) with an orange-red belly, found in the E U.S.
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Redbreast Sentence Examples

  • Oh, my child, then, in your gratitude, throw a few crumbs to the poor little robin redbreast!

  • En route I saw house sparrows, starling, redbreast & rabbits.

  • The lady put a tame robin redbreast under a dish on the table.

  • Nevertheless, it is clear that in Japan we have, as it were, a repetition, of some of our most familiar species - the redbreast and the hedgesparrow, for example - slightly modified in plumage or otherwise, so as to furnish instances of the most accurate representation, e.g.

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