HUMMINGBIRD Definition & Meaning

hummingbird

[ huhm-ing-burd ]

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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 humming sound: noted for their ability to hover and to fly upward, downward, and backward in a horizontal position.

hummingbird

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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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An Americanism dating back to 1625–35; humming + bird

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These plants tend to support specific, sometimes rare species of pollinators like bees, hummingbirds, butterflies and moths, Andre said.

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They were drawn to the Altadena foothills for the hummingbirds and the bats and the peacocks.

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But for a hummingbird with a broken wing or a nestling with a missing mom, the situation is life-threatening.

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One thing I workshopped was this idea, "How do we enter the hummingbird world in this otherworldly way?"

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With Paula, I’m not somebody who reaches for bunnies and hummingbirds and flowers, but that is what brought her joy.

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