redbreast

Noun

Meaning

The European robin.

The American robin. See Robin.

The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot.

The long-eared pondfish. See Pondfish.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

robin robin redbreast European robin Erithacus rubecola Old World robin thrush bluebird redbird Robbins Robins American robin

Hypernyms

thrush

Phrases with the word

redbreast tilapia

Anagrams

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Examples

A Robin Redbreast in a cage Puts all Heaven in a Rage. William Blake

Call for the robin redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. John Webster

The Australian "robin redbreast", more correctly the scarlet robin (Petroica multicolor), is more closely related to the crows and jays than it is to the European robin. Source: Internet

The distinctive orange breast of both sexes contributed to the European robin's original name of redbreast ( orange as the name of a colour was unknown in English until the sixteenth century, by which time the fruit of that name had been introduced). Source: Internet

Redbreast 12 Year Old with its spice stands up really well to these strong flavours. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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