redbreast

UK: /ˈrɛdˌbrɛst/ US: (red′brest′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

red•breast  (red′brest′), n. 

1. Birds the European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
2. Birds the North American robin, Turdus migratorius.
3. Birds any of various other birds, as a dowitcher or knot.
4. Fish a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis auritus, of the eastern U.S.

• 1375–1425; late Middle English; see red¹, breast

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redbreast / ˈrɛdˌbrɛst/ noun

1. any of various birds having a red breast, esp the Old World robin
   See robin1