robin

noun

• 1a small Old World thrush related to the chats, typically having a brown back with red on the breast or other colourful markings.

  • Erithacus and other genera, family Turdidae: numerous species, e.g. the familiar European robin or redbreast (E. rubecula), which has an orange-red face and breast

• 2 [usually with adjective or noun modifier] any of a number of other birds that resemble the European robin, especially in having a red breast:

  • a large New World thrush (genus Turdus, family Turdidae), in particular the American robin (T. migratorius). Australian/NZ a small songbird related to the flycatchers (family Eopsaltridae, in particular genus Petroica).