n.
Pronunciation: ' rä-b ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: akin to Dutch dialect robijntje linnet, Frisian robyntsje
Date: 1549
1 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 No. 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