robin

noun

rob·in ˈrä-bən

: a small chiefly European thrush (Erithacus rubecula) resembling a warbler and having a brownish-olive back and orangish face and breast

: any of various Old World songbirds that are related to or resemble the European robin

: 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

Examples of robin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Only a little bigger than a robin, these bird’s are related to other shorebirds like the Wilson’s snipe. —

Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023 The invitation's symbolic features continue with a wildflower meadow border that includes cornflowers, wild strawberries, lily of the valley, bluebells, dog roses and rosemary sprig with a ladybird, a wren, a butterfly, a bee and a robin. —

Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023 An orange-headed condor with black wings Was lifting Her to one of those California skies, the color Of robins’ eggs. —

Ishmael Reed, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023 Spelling tests, spelling bees, spelling round robins. —

Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2023 The two-stage event will feature three groups of six teams playing in a round robin format, with a playoff round to follow. —

oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2023 Record numbers of American robins and cedar waxwings have thrilled nature lovers as the birds swarmed into local gardens the past few weeks. —

Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023 Wisconsin: American robin The American robin is Wisconsin's state bird. —

Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023 In 1963, Charles F. Wurster held a trembling robin that died moments later in his hands. —

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