hummingbird
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hummingbird
- /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/ US
- /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd/ UK
- /ˈhʌmɪnˌbɜːd/ Northern England
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From humming (noun) + bird, in reference to the humming sound made by the rapidly moving wings.
noun hummingbirds · humming bird · humming-bird
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Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
Soon I hear the low all-pervading hum of an approaching hummingbird circling above the rock, …
Similar: hummer, hummingbird
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noun any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae
| Español | colibrí, chupaflor, chuparrosa, gorrión, picaflor, quinde |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 벌새 beolsae |
| 日本語 | 蜂鳥 hachidori, 蜂雀 hachisuzume |
| 中文 | 蜂鳥 /蜂鸟 fēngniǎo |
| हिन्दी | गुंजन पक्षी guñjan pakṣī |
| Kiswahili | kolibri |
| Português | beija-flor, colibri |
| Français | colibri, oiseau-mouche, oiseau de fleurs, suce-fleur |
| Deutsch | Kolibri, Schwirrvogel |
| Italiano | colibrì |
| Ελληνικά | κολιμπρί kolimprí |
| Română | colibri |
| Русский | коли́бри kolíbri |
| Tiếng Việt | chim ruồi, chim ong |
| العربية | طَنَّان ṭannān, طَنَان ṭanān |
| עברית | קוֹלִיבְּרִי kolíbri, יוֹנֵק דְּבַשׁ yonéq dvash |
Talk about this word "hummingbird." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hummingbird. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hummingbird. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hummingbird "hummingbird." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hummingbird.Cite this
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title = {hummingbird},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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