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robin.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈɹɒ.bɪn/UK/ˈɹɑ.bɪn/General-American
  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.

  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.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (“robin (bird)”), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (“Robin”). ] ]

noun
  1. A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.

    uncountable
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