family Trochilidae

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

family Trochilidae - hummingbirds Trochilidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsApodiformes, order Apodiformes - swifts; hummingbirdshummingbird - tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flightArchilochus, genus Archilochus - a genus of TrochilidaeChalcostigma, genus Chalcostigma - thornbillsgenus Ramphomicron, Ramphomicron - thornbills