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HUMMINGBIRD
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hummingbird" is a kind of...):
apodiform bird (nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hummingbird"):
Archilochus colubris (a kind of hummingbird)
thornbill (any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill)
Holonyms ("hummingbird" is a member of...):
family Trochilidae; Trochilidae (hummingbirds)