hummingbird
Definition of hummingbird
n.
1.
(Zool.)
any
bird
of the
family
Trochilidæ, of which over one
hundred
genera
are
known
,
including
about four
hundred
species
. They are found only in
America
and are most
abundant
in the
tropics
. They are
mostly
of very
small
size
with long
slender
bills
adapted
to
sucking
nectar
from
flowers
, and are
noted
for the very
brilliant
iridescent
colors
of their
plumage
and their
peculiar
habit
of
hovering
about
flowers
while
vibrating
their
wings
very
rapidly
with a
humming
noise
; the
wings
are
specialized
for
hovering
flight
, but they can also
dart
forward
and
fly
quite
rapidly
. They
feed
both
upon
the
nectar
of
flowers
and
upon
small
insects
. The
common
humming
bird
or
ruby-throat
of the
Eastern
United
States
is
Trochilus
colubris
.
Several
other
species
are found in the
Western
United
States
. See
Calliope
, and
Ruby-throat
.
Related Words
apodiform
bird
,
Archilochus
colubris
,
family
Trochilidae
,
thornbill
,
Trochilidae
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