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a
: a small chiefly European thrush (Erithacus rubecula) resembling a warbler and having a brownish-olive back and orangish face and breast
b
: any of various Old World songbirds that are related to or resemble the European robin
2
: a large North American thrush (Turdus migratorius) with olivaceous to slate-gray upperparts, blackish head and tail, black and whitish streaked throat, and dull reddish breast and underparts
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While many observers consider the arrival of robins to be a harbinger of spring, that's not always the case.
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Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Structured, ladylike purses look crisp in shades of sky and robin’s egg.
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A version of this article appears in print on March 24, 2024, Page 66 of T Magazine with the headline: Pale Blue Bags.
—Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Structured, ladylike purses look crisp in shades of sky and robin’s egg.
MCM, $590, us.mcmworldwide.com.Credit...Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi
A version of this article appears in print on March 24, 2024, Page 66 of T Magazine with the headline: Pale Blue Bags.
—Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Robin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robin. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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robin
noun
rob·in
ˈräb-ən 
1
: a small European thrush with an orange red face, throat, and breast
2
: a large North American thrush with a grayish back and head and a brick red breast
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