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单词 redbreast
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redbreast

noun

red·​breast ˈred-ˌbrest How to pronounce redbreast (audio)
1
: a bird (such as a robin) with a reddish breast
2
: a reddish-bellied sunfish (Lepomis auritus) of the eastern U.S.

called also red-breasted bream

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The tannic Blackwater River holds healthy redbreast populations and world-class river fishing for shellcrackers, the local term for redear sunfish—a whopper can break the 3-pound mark. The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Feb. 2020 The same side has yielded scores of sunfish — redbreasts and bluegills, some weighing a pound or more. Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018 The most common, generally largest and seemingly the most aggressive are the redbreasts. Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

redbreast

noun

red·​breast ˈred-ˌbrest How to pronounce redbreast (audio)
: a bird (as a robin) with a reddish breast
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