HyperDic: hummingbird

English > 1 sense of the word hummingbird:
NOUNanimalhummingbirdtiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
hummingbird > pronunciation
Soundshhah'mihngber.d
RhymesAbelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd...
English > hummingbird: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight.
Member ofTrochilidae, family Trochilidaehummingbirds
NarrowerArchilochus colubrisA kind of hummingbird
thornbillAny of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill
Broaderapodiform birdnonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet
Spanishcolibrí, picaflor, trochilidae
Catalancolibrí

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