robin

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
  2. noun large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen

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”). ] ]

In classic literature

Synonyms

redbreast, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola

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