hummingbird
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ɪŋˌbɜrd noun
a very small nectar-sipping New World bird of the family Trochilidae, characterized by the brilliant, iridescent plumage of the male, a slender bill, and narrow wings, the extremely rapid beating of which produces a humming sound: noted for their ability to hover and to fly upward, downward, and backward in a horizontal position.
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| 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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Example sentences
Relax and enjoy a dessert of pecan pie or hummingbird cake.
Capturing the image of a feeding hummingbird wasn't really that challenging.
Let's talk about the hummingbird, which a lot of people think is kind of a unicorn on wings, all sweetness and light.
There's a good reason for this: it helps deposit pollen specifically on the underchin of the flower's hummingbird pollinators.
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