Hummingbird
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hummingbird is a noun meaning Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
Meaning
Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
Example Sentences
Soon I hear the low all-pervading hum of an approaching hummingbird circling above the rock, …
Beyond the veranda was a small cleared garden, bounded with cactus hedges and adorned with clumps of flowering shrubs, round which the great blue butterflies and the tiny humming-birds fluttered and darted in crescents of sparkling light.
Word Forms
- hummingbirds
- humming bird
- humming-bird
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bird, chinned, rufous, throated, humming bird, hoverfly.
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