ruby-throated hummingbird

[ roo-bee-throh-tid ]

noun
  1. a small hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, the only hummingbird of eastern North America, having metallic-green upper plumage and a bright red throat in the male.

Origin of ruby-throated hummingbird

1
First recorded in 1775–85

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024