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hum·ming·bird

(hŭm′ĭng-bûrd′)

Any of numerous birds of the family Trochilidae found throughout the Americas, usually very small in size and having brilliant iridescent plumage, a long slender bill, and wings capable of beating very rapidly, thereby enabling the bird to hover.

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hummingbird

(ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd)

(Animals) any very small American bird of the family Trochilidae, having a brilliant iridescent plumage, long slender bill, and wings specialized for very powerful vibrating flight: order Apodiformes

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hum•ming•bird

(ˈhʌm ɪŋˌbɜrd)

n.

any of numerous tiny, usu. colorful New World birds of the family Trochilidae, having a long, slender bill for sipping nectar and narrow wings that beat very rapidly, enabling the bird to hover at a flower or dart in any direction.

[1625–35, Amer.; so called from the noise made by the wings]

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Noun 1. [画像:hummingbird - tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills]hummingbird - tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight

apodiform bird - nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight

family Trochilidae, Trochilidae - hummingbirds

Archilochus colubris - a kind of hummingbird

thornbill - any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill

Translations

kolibřík

Kolibri

colibrí picaflor

colibri oiseau-mouche

colibr

koliber

колибри

hummingbird

[ˈhʌmɪŋbɜːd] N → colibrí m, picaflor m

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hummingbird

[ˈhʌmɪŋbɜː^rd] n → colibri m, oiseau-mouche m

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hummingbird

[ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd] n → colibrì m inv

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