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hummingbird Definition

hum·ming·bird (humiŋ bʉrd′)

noun

any of a large family (Trochilidae, order Apodiformes) of very small, brightly colored, New World birds with a long, slender bill for feeding on nectar, and narrow wings that vibrate rapidly, often with a humming sound

hummingbird Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • attract: Lower down the valley, Tandayapa Lodge has a fantastic display of hummingbirds attracted by a number of sugar feeders.
  • watch: Came back to the lodge for lunch and watched the hummingbirds for a few hours in the middle of the day.
  • see: I had never seen a hummingbird here in my entire life.
  • include: The region's flora includes 60 species of orchid, and the varied bird life includes hummingbirds and various species of birds of prey.
  • tail: These included cinnamon and rufous tailed hummingbirds, blue and white swallows and brown jay.
  • feed: Red-billed Streamertails and tiny Vervain Hummingbirds busily fed on flowering shrubs, the former species being very aggressive in defense of good feeding zones.

Preposition: at

  • feeder: We were greeted by twelve species of hummingbirds at the feeders.

Adjective modifier

  • several: We also saw our first Toco Toucan and several hummingbirds attending a Flame Tree in bloom?
  • small: These range from small hummingbirds up to the unmistakable Mountain Caracara.
  • rare: New Scientist More rare hummingbirds spotted in Texas The recent sighting of a rare hummingbird has bird biologists in Texas almost giddy.
  • beautiful: Don't miss the tropical house, where fantastically beautiful hummingbirds come right up close to you.

Modifies a noun

  • hawkmoth: The hummingbird hawkmoth is still visiting the garden on a daily basis to feed on the verbena.
  • feeder: The hummingbird feeders which are also on the balcony mean you get to see these tiny hovering jewels just inches away.
  • hawk: Peter Ward had seen a hummingbird hawk moth on North Marine Road back in June.
  • moth: Peter Ward had seen a hummingbird hawk moth on North Marine Road back in June.
  • specie: We were enthralled as we watched a number of hummingbird species that do not visit the garden.
  • gallery: Our final stopping point is the hummingbird gallery near to the entrance of the reserve.

Noun used with modifier

  • oriole: And a minute merits of cuban cigars orioles hummingbirds and.
  • bee: The world's smallest bird, the bee hummingbird, is one of those endemics.

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