clay-colored robin

clay-col·ored rob·in

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Definitions of clay-colored robin words

noun clay-colored robin any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe. 1
noun clay-colored robin a large American thrush, Turdus migratorius, having a chestnut-red breast and abdomen. 1
noun clay-colored robin any of several similar thrushes of the New World tropics, not necessarily having reddish underparts, as T. grayi (clay-colored robin) of Mexico and Central America. 1

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; short for robin redbreast

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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