"Robin" is a word in ENGLISH
A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a
reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock.
An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the
breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head
and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See
Indian robin, below.
Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the
scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one thing.
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A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia (Cyanecula Suecica), related to the nightingales; -- called also blue-throated robin and …
Read the complete definitionAny one of several species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to the genera Ianthia and Larvivora. They are closely allied …
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