sunbird

[ suhn-burd ]

/ ˈsʌnˌbɜrd /

noun

any of various small, brilliantly colored Old World birds of the family Nectariniidae.

Origin of sunbird

First recorded in 1790–1800; sun + bird

Words nearby sunbird

sunbeam, sun bear, sunbed, Sunbelt, sunberry, sunbird, sun bittern, sun blind, sunblock, sunbonnet, sunbow

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Example sentences from the Web for sunbird

Loten's sunbird (A. lotenia) ventures some 2500 feet higher, and has been seen in the vicinity of Coonoor.
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar
Sunbird, fly away, fly to my ancestress' house; bring me apples and pears; come back soon.
Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes|Lina Eckenstein
This sunbird was common around flowers at Kalabakan and Brantian Estate.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson
Hence it might seem that, in the case of the sunbird, the above-mentioned explanation of the sexual dimorphism is the true one.
Birds of the Plains|Douglas Dewar

Moreover, a tiny creature such as a sunbird is almost as light as the proverbial feather.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for sunbird

sunbird

/ (ˈsʌnˌbɜːd) /

noun

any small songbird of the family Nectariniidae, of tropical regions of the Old World, esp Africa, having a long slender curved bill and a bright plumage in the males

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单词	sunbird
释义	sunbird [ suhn-burd ] / ˈsʌnˌbɜrd / noun any of various small, brilliantly colored Old World birds of the family Nectariniidae. Origin of sunbird First recorded in 1790–1800; sun + bird Words nearby sunbird sunbeam, sun bear, sunbed, Sunbelt, sunberry, sunbird, sun bittern, sun blind, sunblock, sunbonnet, sunbow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sunbird Loten's sunbird (A. lotenia) ventures some 2500 feet higher, and has been seen in the vicinity of Coonoor. Birds of the Indian Hills\|Douglas Dewar Sunbird, fly away, fly to my ancestress' house; bring me apples and pears; come back soon. Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes\|Lina Eckenstein This sunbird was common around flowers at Kalabakan and Brantian Estate. Birds from North Borneo\|Max C. Thompson Hence it might seem that, in the case of the sunbird, the above-mentioned explanation of the sexual dimorphism is the true one. Birds of the Plains\|Douglas Dewar Moreover, a tiny creature such as a sunbird is almost as light as the proverbial feather. Jungle Folk\|Douglas Dewar British Dictionary definitions for sunbird sunbird / (ˈsʌnˌbɜːd) / noun any small songbird of the family Nectariniidae, of tropical regions of the Old World, esp Africa, having a long slender curved bill and a bright plumage in the males Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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