Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ROB'IN
ROB'IN, n. [L. rubecula, from rubeo, to be red.]
- A bird of the genus Motacilla, called also redbreast. This is the English application of the word.
- In the United States, a bird with a red breast, a species of Turdus.
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