robin

Meaning

1. Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
2. Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
3. A trimming in front of a dress.

Synonyms

robin redbreast

redbreast

European robin

American robin

Turdus migratorius

Old World robin

Erithacus rubecola

roughear scad

round robin

songbird

African firefinch

greater kingston

redtail scad

jack

Hyphenated as

rob‧in

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɒ.bɪn/

Etymology

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”).
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Sentences

Simple algorithms include random choice or round robin .