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. (historical) 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

Translations

pettirosso

rouge-gorge

Rotkehlchen

Erithacus rubecula

petirrojo

roodborstje

pit-roig

κοκκινολαίμης

pisco de peito ruivo

rouge-gorge familier

kızılgerdan

papach rós

roodborst

ropit

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”).
]
]

Sentences

Simple algorithms include random choice or round robin .