hummingbirdnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhʌm.ɪŋ.bɜːd/us/ˈhʌm.ɪŋ.bɝːd/a very small, brightly coloured bird with a long, thin beak, whose wings move very fast and make a humming noise
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Other wild birds
- bird of paradise
- blackbird
- blue tit
- bluebird
- bluejay
- honeyeater
- house martin
- house sparrow
- Indian mynah
- jackass
- mockingbird
- mynah
- nightingale
- oriole
- ostrich
- starling
- swift
- toucan
- turtle dove
- warbler
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Examples from literature
- One kind of hummingbird has a beak that is longer than its body!
- The hummingbird’s beak goes down into flowers to drink the juice.