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Phrases 63
- round-robinAlternative form of round robin.
- Robin HoodA legendary English outlaw famous for his skill in archery and his vow to defend the poor and the oppressed against established authority.
- American robinA New World passerine bird; Turdus migratorius.
- European robinA small passerine Old World bird; Erithacus rubecula.
- Japanese robinLarvivora akahige, a small passerine bird native to Japan.
- Robin HillA locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- ragged robinA type of wild campion (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi), in the family Caryophyllaceae, which grows across Europe and has pink flowers.
- white-throated robinIrania gutturalis, a flycatcher breeding in western Asia and overwinters in East Africa
- robin-chatAny of a number of songbirds with robin-like breasts.
- scrub robinAn Australian singing bird of the genus Drymodes.
- Robin GoodfellowPuck (the mischievous sprite).
- robin snowA light, brief snow.
- rufous-tailed scrub robinCercotrichas galactotes, a species of bird. Also called rufous scrub robin, rufous bush robin, rufous warbler, rufous bush chat
- forest robinStiphrornis erythrothorax, a species of Old World flycatcher.
- mountain robinSynonym of mountain thrush: A bird of species Turdus plebejus, found from Mexico to Panama.
- rose robinPetroica rosea, a small passerine bird native to Australia. The male has a distinctive pink breast.
- sea robinA fish, the gurnard.
- wake-robinAlternative form of wakerobin: Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals.
- Robin Hood's BayA village and bay in Fylingdales parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ9505).
- robin egg blueAlternative form of robin's-egg blue: A greenish blue colour, like that of an American robin's egg.
- Robin Hood taxA tax on financial transactions.
- Natal robinred-capped robin-chat (Cossypha natalensis)
- eastern yellow robinA species of Australasian robin, Eopsaltria australis, endemic to eastern Australia, having a bright yellow breast and underparts.
- golden bush robinA bird, Tarsiger chrysaeus
- North American robinSynonym of American robin: A New World passerine bird; Turdus migratorius.
Compound words 19
- RobisonA surname originating as a patronymic.
- RobinocracyRule by British statesman Robert Walpole (1676–1745), especially between 1721 and 1742 when he is regarded as the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
- wakerobinAny of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals.
- antirobinAn antidote for robin (toxalbumin from locust tree).
- flyrobinAny of various petroicid birds of the genera Microeca and Monachella, of Australia and New Guinea.
- RobbensA surname originating as a patronymic.
- robinlikeResembling a robin (the bird).
- RobinsonA surname originating as a patronymic.
- Robinsonsplural of Robinson: A surname originating as a patronymic.
- DunrobinA locality in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia