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a
: a small chiefly European thrush (Erithacus rubecula) resembling a warbler and having a brownish-olive back and orangish face and breast
b
: any of various Old World songbirds that are related to or resemble the European robin
2
: a large North American thrush (Turdus migratorius) with olivaceous to slate-gray upperparts, blackish head and tail, black and whitish streaked throat, and dull reddish breast and underparts
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While many observers consider the arrival of robins to be a harbinger of spring, that's not always the case.
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Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Structured, ladylike purses look crisp in shades of sky and robin’s egg.
MCM, $590, us.mcmworldwide.com.Credit...Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi
A version of this article appears in print on March 24, 2024, Page 66 of T Magazine with the headline: Pale Blue Bags.
—Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The Rooms The hotel has 149 guest rooms and suites, all designed with modern furnishings rendered in warm woods tones and muted pastel shades like sage green, coral pink and robin’s egg.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
Create a rainbow of speckled robins' eggs with this technique.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
This watch is without gems or stones, any different features than a Nautilus, and instead allows the robin’s egg blue to do all the talking.
—Rebecca Suhrawardi, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Detroit Free Press The arrival of robins is a sure sign that spring is on its way in Michigan, right?
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2024
Is this night song repeated over and over by a single robin a form of religious service for all robins in the area to their Sun God?
— David ONeil, South Windsor, Conn.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Cedar waxwings and robins often occur together, especially at a water source.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Structured, ladylike purses look crisp in shades of sky and robin’s egg.
MCM, $590, us.mcmworldwide.com.Credit...Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi
A version of this article appears in print on March 24, 2024, Page 66 of T Magazine with the headline: Pale Blue Bags.
—Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The Rooms The hotel has 149 guest rooms and suites, all designed with modern furnishings rendered in warm woods tones and muted pastel shades like sage green, coral pink and robin’s egg.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
Create a rainbow of speckled robins' eggs with this technique.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
This watch is without gems or stones, any different features than a Nautilus, and instead allows the robin’s egg blue to do all the talking.
—Rebecca Suhrawardi, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Detroit Free Press The arrival of robins is a sure sign that spring is on its way in Michigan, right?
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2024
Is this night song repeated over and over by a single robin a form of religious service for all robins in the area to their Sun God?
— David ONeil, South Windsor, Conn.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Cedar waxwings and robins often occur together, especially at a water source.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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robin
noun
rob·in
ˈräb-ən 
1
: a small European thrush with an orange red face, throat, and breast
2
: a large North American thrush with a grayish back and head and a brick red breast
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