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1. (n.) hummingbird
any of numerous tiny, usu. colorful New World birds of the family Trochilidae, having a long, slender bill for sipping nectar and narrow wings that beat very rapidly, enabling the bird to hover at a flower or dart in any direction.
Etymology: (1625–35, Amer.; so called from the noise made by the wings)
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1. (noun) hummingbird
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
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