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Definition: American Robin |
American RobinNoun1. Large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Biology & Biotechnology | A bird living in colder pine forests of North America. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| Turdus migratorius |
The American Robin, Turdus migratorius, is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is basically grayish in color, except for an orange patch on the chest; the similarity between this coloring and that of the smaller and unrelated European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) led to its common name.
During the breeding season, the adult males grow distinctive black feathers on their heads; after the breeding season they lose this eye-catching plumage.
While robins occasionally overwinter in the northern part of the United States and southern Canada, most depart for the tropics by the end of August; they begin to return north in March. (Exact dates vary with latitude and climate, of course.)
As with many migratory birds, the males return to the summer breeding grounds before the females, and compete with each other for nesting sites. The females then select mates based on the males' songs and the desirability of the nests they have built.
Food is the typical thrush mixture of insects, worms and berries. They are frequently seen running across lawns, picking up earthworms by sight.
The most familiar call of this bird is the cheerily carol song.
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Synonym: American RobinSynonym: robin (n). (additional references) |
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| Language | Translations for "American robin"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | vandredrossel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | roodborstlijster. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | merle migrateur, merle américain. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Wanderdrossel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | ταξιδιαρικότσιχλα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | merlo migratore, merlo americano. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | americanay obinray tordo-americano. (various references) robín americano. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Turdus migratorius. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-i-i-m-n-n-o-r-r" | |
-3 letters: carabinero, carabinier. | |
-4 letters: anaerobic, carabiner, carbamino, carbanion, cineraria, cornerman. | |
-5 letters: airborne, amberina, ambiance, amnionic, armonica, barranco, brainiac, brainier, brannier, carabine, cinnabar, combiner, macaroni, marocain, microbar, monecian, morainic, noncrime, renminbi, romancer. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6D 65 72 69 63 61 6E 52 6F 62 69 6E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101101 01100101 01110010 01101001 01100011 01100001 01101110 00100000 01010010 01101111 01100010 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A m e r i c a n   R o b i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006D 0065 0072 0069 0063 0061 006E 0052 006F 0062 0069 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)357971847569678025281687580 |
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