An insect that hums; also, a hummingbird.

= hummingbird, n.

Any bird of the large family Trochilidae, the species of which make a humming sound by the rapid vibration of their wings.

A Linnæan genus of American birds, originally including all the then known hummingbirds; now greatly restricted.

the Spotted Flycatcher, also a hummingbird.

Any bird or insect that feeds on nectar; esp. songbirds such as honeyeaters (family Meliphagidae) and sunbirds (family Nectariniidae).

a hummingbird (cf. French oiseau-mouche).

Any of the very small hummingbirds of the Central and South American genus Lophornis (family Trochilidae), the males of which are brightly coloured…

The calliope hummingbird, Stellula calliope. Also more fully satellite hummingbird. Obsolete.