hummingbird
hummingbird
Definition
☆ hum·ming·bird (hum′iŋ bʉrd′)
noun
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
hummingbird
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- attract: Lower down the valley, Tandayapa Lodge has a fantastic display of hummingbirds attracted by a number of sugar feeders.
- watch: Came back to the lodge for lunch and watched the hummingbirds for a few hours in the middle of the day.
- see: I had never seen a hummingbird here in my entire life.
- include: The region's flora includes 60 species of orchid, and the varied bird life includes hummingbirds and various species of birds of prey.
- tail: These included cinnamon and rufous tailed hummingbirds, blue and white swallows and brown jay.
- feed: Red-billed Streamertails and tiny Vervain Hummingbirds busily fed on flowering shrubs, the former species being very aggressive in defense of good feeding zones.
Preposition: at
- feeder: We were greeted by twelve species of hummingbirds at the feeders.
Adjective modifier
- several: We also saw our first Toco Toucan and several hummingbirds attending a Flame Tree in bloom?
- small: These range from small hummingbirds up to the unmistakable Mountain Caracara.
- rare: New Scientist More rare hummingbirds spotted in Texas The recent sighting of a rare hummingbird has bird biologists in Texas almost giddy.
- beautiful: Don't miss the tropical house, where fantastically beautiful hummingbirds come right up close to you.
Modifies a noun
- hawkmoth: The hummingbird hawkmoth is still visiting the garden on a daily basis to feed on the verbena.
- feeder: The hummingbird feeders which are also on the balcony mean you get to see these tiny hovering jewels just inches away.
- hawk: Peter Ward had seen a hummingbird hawk moth on North Marine Road back in June.
- moth: Peter Ward had seen a hummingbird hawk moth on North Marine Road back in June.
- specie: We were enthralled as we watched a number of hummingbird species that do not visit the garden.
- gallery: Our final stopping point is the hummingbird gallery near to the entrance of the reserve.
Noun used with modifier
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