redbreast

ˈrɛdˌbrɛst

Definition

Definition of redbreast - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

british wildlife

Rare

European robin with a red breast

Rare

I spotted a redbreast perched on the fence.

canada wildlife

Rare

American robin with a red breast

Rare

A redbreast was searching for worms on the lawn.

songbird

thrush

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European robin with a red breast
American robin with a red breast

Expressions with redbreast

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robin redbreast

any robin with a distinctive red breast

I spotted a robin redbreast perched on the fence.

Origin of redbreast

Old English, read (red) + brēost (breast)

Examples of redbreast in a sentence

The garden was visited by a curious redbreast.
The redbreast perched on the garden fence.
Children watched the redbreast fly across the yard.

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French:rouge-gorge, merle d'Amérique, ...
German:Rotkehlchen, Rotbrust, ...
Italian:pettirosso, ...
Spanish:petirrojo, zorzal americano, ...
Portuguese:pisco-de-peito-ruivo, tordo-americano, ...
Chinese:知更鸟, 红胸美洲知更鸟, ...
Japanese:ヨーロッパコマドリ, コマツグミ, ...
Arabic:أَبُو الحِنَّاء, أَبُو الحِنّاء الأَمْريكِي, ...
Hebrew:קִרְקְרָן, קִיכְלִי אֲמֶרִיקָאִי, ...
Russian:малиновка, дрозд, ...
Ukrainian:малинівка, дрізд, ...
Hindi:रेडब्रेस्ट, रॉबिन, ...
Bengali:লালবুক, লালবুক রবিন, ...
Catalan:pit-roig, roig de pit, ...
Czech:červenka obecná, drozd stěhovavý, ...
Danish:rødhals, rødbryst, ...
Dutch:roodborstje, roodborst, ...
Greek:κοκκινολαίμης, ερυθρόστηθος κοκκινολαίμης, ...
Hungarian:vörösbegy, amerikai vörösbegy, ...
Khmer:បក្សីរ៉ូប៊ីនអឺរ៉ុបដែលមានទ្រូងពណ៌ក្រហម, សត្វស្លាបរ៉ូប៊ីនអាមេរិកាំង, ...
Korean:울새, 개똥지빠귀, ...
Persian:سینه‌سرخ, پرنده سینه‌سرخ, ...
Polish:rudzik, czerwony rudzik, ...
Portuguese (BR):pisco, tordo-americano, ...
Romanian:mierlă cu piept roșu, mierlă, ...
Swedish:rödhake, ...
Thai:นกโรบินยุโรป, นกโรบินอเมริกัน, ...
Turkish:kızılgerdan, kırmızı göğüslü ardıç, ...
Vietnamese:chim cổ đỏ, chim sẻ đỏ, ...

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