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Small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
Answer for the clue "Small Old World songbird with a reddish breast ", 9 letters:
redbreast
Alternative clues for the word redbreast
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn: robin , robin redbreast , Old World robin , Erithacus rubecola ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., of the English robin, from red (adj.1) + breast (n.). Later of the American bird.
Usage examples of redbreast.
Robin redbreasts hit the deck with psychosomatic ulcers and cholesterol overload.
Redbreasted fluter birds and golden ketjils darted in and out of the foilage overhead.
The ring-dove found hempseed, the chaffinch found millet, the goldfinch found chickweed, the redbreast found worms, the bee found flowers, the fly found infusoria, the grossbeak found flies.