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hummingbird
(hʌmɪŋbɜːʳd)
Word forms: plural hummingbirds
countable noun
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.
hummingbird in British English
(ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd)
noun
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
hummingbird in American English
(ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜrd)
US
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
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