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hummingbird

DEFINITIONS OF: hummingbird

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n tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight

Types:
Archilochus colubris
a kind of hummingbird
thornbill
any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill
Type of:
apodiform bird
nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
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