'Canada robin' definitions:
Definition of 'Canada robin'
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- Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) + beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown.] (Zool.) (a) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin redbreast}, robinet, and ruddock. (b) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush. (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor). (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See Indian robin, below. [1913 Webster]
- Beach robin (Zool.), the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
- Blue-throated robin. (Zool.) See Bluethroat.
- Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.
- Golden robin (Zool.), the Baltimore oriole.
- Ground robin (Zool.), the chewink.
- Indian robin (Zool.), any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings.
- Magrie robin (Zool.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
- Ragged robin. (Bot.) See under Ragged.
- Robin accentor (Zool.), a small Asiatic singing bird (Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the European robin.
- Robin redbreast. (Zool.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. (c) The American bluebird.
- Robin snipe. (Zool.) (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher. (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
- Robin's plantain. (Bot.) See under Plantain.
- Sea robin. (Zool.) (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European gurnard. (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
- Water robin (Zool.), a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa), native of India. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Canada robin'
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- Canada \Can"a*da\, n. A country in North America, bordering the United States on the north. It is a federation which includes English-speaking provinces and the French-speaking Province of Quebec. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Canada balsam. See under Balsam.
- Canada goose. (Zool.) See Wild goose.
- Canada jay. See Whisky Jack.
- Canada lynx. (Zool.) See Lynx.
- Canada lily. (Bot.) a plant of eastern North America (Lilium canadense) having yellow or orange flowers with dark spots; called also meadow lily. --RHUD
- Canada porcupine (Zool.) See Porcupine, and Urson.
- Canada rice (Bot.) See under Rick.
- Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Canada robin'
From: GCIDE
- cedar waxwing \ce"dar wax"wing\, n. (Zool.) a species of chatterer (Bombycilla cedrorum, formerly Ampelis cedrorum) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called also cedar bird, cherry bird, Canada robin, and American waxwing. It is a brownish bird about 7 inches long, between the size of a robin and a sparrow, has a crest on the head, a black face mask, and a yellow-tipped tail. The name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings, like that of a black sealing wax. They sometimes are seen in flocks. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]