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Definition of tody in English: todynounPlural todies ˈtəʊdiˈtoʊdi A small insectivorous Caribbean bird related to the motmots, with a large head, long bill, bright green upper parts, and a red throat. Family Todidae and genus Todus: five species Example sentencesExamples - The occurrence of torpor varied with both season and sex: it was observed only in breeding season birds, and only female todies became torpid.
- Like motmots and todies, kingfishers often have brilliant plumage, are largely insectivorous, and nest in cavities that are often excavated in earthen banks.
- Oligocene fossils of todies and motmots from Wyoming and France, for example, indicate that the current ranges of these two groups are relictual.
- When compared with the BMR of other very small birds, the tody's energetic demands appear unremarkable.
- Torpor in the tody, and its association with season and sex, illustrates the unusual character of this tiny bird's thermoregulatory physiology.
Origin Late 18th century: from French todier, from Latin todus, the name of a small bird. Definition of tody in US English: todynounˈtoʊdiˈtōdē A small insectivorous Caribbean bird related to the motmots, with a large head, long bill, bright green upper parts, and a red throat. Family Todidae and genus Todus: five species Example sentencesExamples - Like motmots and todies, kingfishers often have brilliant plumage, are largely insectivorous, and nest in cavities that are often excavated in earthen banks.
- Oligocene fossils of todies and motmots from Wyoming and France, for example, indicate that the current ranges of these two groups are relictual.
- Torpor in the tody, and its association with season and sex, illustrates the unusual character of this tiny bird's thermoregulatory physiology.
- When compared with the BMR of other very small birds, the tody's energetic demands appear unremarkable.
- The occurrence of torpor varied with both season and sex: it was observed only in breeding season birds, and only female todies became torpid.
Origin Late 18th century: from French todier, from Latin todus, the name of a small bird. |