■ noun
1》 a small European songbird of the thrush family with a red breast and brown back and wings. [ Erithacus rubecula .]
2》 (also American ~ ) a large North American thrush with an orange-red breast. [ Turdus migratorius .]
3》 used in names of numerous similar or related birds, e.g. Pekin ~ .
Origin
C16: from OFr., familiar form of the given name Robert .