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Webster 1913 Edition

Redbreast

Red′breastˊ

(-br?stˊ)
,
Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
(a)
The European robin.
(b)
The American robin. See
Robin
.
(c)
The knot, or red-breasted snipe; – called also
robin breast
, and
robin snipe
. See
Knot
.
2.
(Zool.)
The long-eared pondfish. See
Pondfish
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Redbreast

RED'BREAST

,
Noun.
A bird so called from the color of its breast, a species of Motacilla. In America, this name is given to the robin, so called, a species of Turdus.

Definition 2024

redbreast

redbreast

English

Noun

redbreast ‎(plural redbreasts)

  1. Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast
    1. An European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
    2. An American robin, Turdus migratorius.

Translations

Etymology

From Middle English redbreste, equivalent to red +‎ breast.

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