| 单词 | rufous hummingbird |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrufous hummingbird rufous hummingbird n. a small hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, the male of which has a rufous face and an iridescent orange-red throat, and which breeds in western North America as far north as Alaska. ΚΠ 1812 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. i. 343 Ruff-necked Humming-birds... [Also called] Rufous Humming-bird. 1876 Amer. Naturalist 10 96 The rufous humming-bird (Selasphorus rufus), though very familiar in other places.., I have not seen here building near houses. 1968 J. K. Terres How Birds Fly viii. 65 The rufous hummingbird, nests north to Alaska, and migrates southward about two thousand miles each fall to winter in Mexico. 1996 Independent on Sunday 16 June (Review Suppl.) 57/3 To match a Rufous hummingbird's daily calorie intake relative to its weight, a 170lb person would have to wolf 1,000 1/4-lb burgers. < as lemmas |
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