hummingbird
/ˈhʌmɪŋbəːd
/noun
A small nectar-feeding tropical American bird that is able to hover and fly backwards, and typically has colourful iridescent plumage.
- Family Trochilidae: many genera and numerous species.
- Like other birds, hummingbirds communicate through both auditory and visual signals.
- The principal characteristic that sets hummingbirds apart from all other birds is their mode of flight.
Origin
Mid 17th century: so named because of the humming sound produced by the rapid vibration of the bird's wings.
- sine wave
- sinewless
- sinewy
- sinfonia
- sinfonia concertante
- sinfonietta
- sinful
- sinfully
- sinfulness
- sing
- sing.
- singable
- sing a different tune (or song)
- singalong
- Singapore
- Singaporean
- Singapore sling
- singe
- singer
- Singer, Isaac Bashevis
- Singer, Isaac Merrit
- singer-songwriter
- sing for one's supper
- sing from the same hymn (or song) sheet
- Singh