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    HUMMINGBIRD

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flightplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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)

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