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ROBIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen

Synonyms:

American robin; robin; Turdus migratorius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("robin" is a kind of...):

thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)

Holonyms ("robin" is a member of...):

genus Turdus; Turdus (type genus of the Turdidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

Synonyms:

Erithacus rubecola; Old World robin; redbreast; robin; robin redbreast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("robin" is a kind of...):

thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)

Holonyms ("robin" is a member of...):

Erithacus; genus Erithacus (Old World thrushes)

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