redbreast

noun

red·breast | \ ˈred-ˌbrest

Definition of redbreast

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

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The same side has yielded scores of sunfish — redbreasts and bluegills, some weighing a pound or more. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Catch the good times rolling on the rivers," 12 May 2018 The most common, generally largest and seemingly the most aggressive are the redbreasts. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Finding treasures on the upper Nueces," 21 Oct. 2017

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redbreast

noun

red·breast | \ ˈred-ˌbrest

: a bird (as a robin) with a reddish breast