/red"brest'/ , n.
1. the European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
2. the North American robin, Turdus migratorius.
3. any of various other birds, as a dowitcher or knot.
4. a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis auritus, of the eastern U.S.
[ 1375-1425; late ME; see RED 1 , BREAST ]