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    ROBIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomenplay

    Synonyms:

    American robin; robin; Turdus migratorius

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("robin" is a kind of...):

    thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)

    Holonyms ("robin" is a member of...):

    genus Turdus; Turdus (type genus of the Turdidae)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Small Old World songbird with a reddish breastplay

    Synonyms:

    Erithacus rubecola; Old World robin; redbreast; robin; robin redbreast

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("robin" is a kind of...):

    thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)

    Holonyms ("robin" is a member of...):

    Erithacus; genus Erithacus (Old World thrushes)

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