Main Entry: rob·in

Pronunciation: \ˈrä-bən\

Function: noun

Etymology: akin to Dutch dial. robijntje linnet, Frisian robyntsje

Date: 1549

1 a : a small chiefly European thrush (Erithacus rubecula) resembling a warbler and having a brownish-olive back and orangish face and breast b : any of various Old World songbirds that are related to or resemble the European robin
2 : a large North American thrush (Turdus migratorius) with olivaceous to slate-gray upperparts, blackish head and tail, black and whitish streaked throat, and dull reddish breast and underparts