ALL meanings of hummingbird
hum·ming·bird
H h - noun hummingbird very small bird 1
- noun hummingbird a very small nectar-sipping New World bird of the family Trochilidae, characterized by the brilliant, iridescent plumage of the male, a slender bill, and narrow wings, the extremely rapid beating of which produces a humming sound: noted for their ability to hover and to fly upward, downward, and backward in a horizontal position. 1
- noun hummingbird A small nectar-feeding tropical American bird that is able to hover and fly backward, typically having colorful iridescent plumage. 1
- countable noun hummingbird A hummingbird is a small brightly coloured bird found in America, especially Central and South America. It has a long thin beak and powerful narrow wings that can move very fast. 0
- noun hummingbird any very small American bird of the family Trochilidae, having a brilliant iridescent plumage, long slender bill, and wings specialized for very powerful vibrating flight: order Apodiformes 0
- noun hummingbird any of a large family (Trochilidae, order Apodiformes) of very small, brightly colored, New World birds with a long, slender bill for feeding on nectar, and narrow wings that vibrate rapidly, often with a humming sound 0
- noun hummingbird Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover. 0