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Rubythroat

Ru"by*throat`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of the Eastern United States (Trochilus colubris).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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