Why is this bird called a robin redbreast?
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Redbreast
Synonyms for "redbreast" (12 found)
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7 entriesErithacus rubeculabreast patchchest patchcolor patchfolklore motifholiday symbolliterary symbol
Collocations
5 entriesEuropean robinbird plumagegarden birdred breastwinter robin
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
3 translations across 2 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- roodborst noun (bird with a red breast)
Welsh
2 entries- brongoch noun (bird with a red breast)
- bronrhuddyn noun (bird with a red breast)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The Lark sings as it flies in the air, the Quail sitting on the ground; others, on the boughs of trees, such as: the Canary, the Chaffinch, the Goldfinch, the Siskin, the Linner, the little Titmouse, the Woodwall, the Robin Redbreast, the Hedge Sparrow and so on.
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The redbreast robin is named so due to the red feathers covering its throat and face.
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There was a pleasant frosty sun glittering through the twigs of the leafless shrubs, and flashing on the ripples and undulations of the Liffey, and the redbreasts and sparrows were picking up the crumbs which the housekeeper had thrown for them outside.
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