† zumbadorn.
Obsolete.
A hummingbird of South America.
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zumbador1758
sunbeam1769
black warrior1831
hermit-bird1837
Anna's hummingbird1839
jacobin1843
straight-tail1843
vervain hummingbird1847
wedge-bill1848
fiery topaz1854
sungem1856
wood-star1859
calliope1861
rainbow1861
sabre-wing1861
sawbill1861
swallowtail1861
sword-bill1861
thorn-bill1861
visor-bearer1861
warrior1861
wood-nymph1861
puffleg1869
calliope hummingbird1872
flame-bearer1882
shear-tail1885
plature1890
rainbow starfrontlet1966
1758 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S.-Amer. I. vi. viii. 474 Partridges, condors, and zumbadores or hummers.
1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane i. 46 The swift-wing'd zumbadore The mountain-desert startl'd with his hum.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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