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hummingbird
noun
hum·ming·bird
ˈhə-miŋ-ˌbərd 
: any of a family (Trochilidae) of tiny brightly colored nonpasserine American birds related to the swifts that have a very slender bill and an extensible tongue for sipping nectar and that usually hover rather than perch when feeding
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Arizona's animals include bobcats, javelinas, snakes, deer, hummingbirds, scorpions and more.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Obviously a hummingbird isn’t going to try to eat a walnut, and a pelican isn’t going to try to sip from a nectar feeder.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Laura spent 36 years working with every species of bird, from hummingbirds to eagles.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
The Lucky Animals collection from Van Cleef & Arpels was initially introduced in 2017, and the hummingbird pin isn’t the only one Queen Camilla has from the brand.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Obviously a hummingbird isn’t going to try to eat a walnut, and a pelican isn’t going to try to sip from a nectar feeder.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Laura spent 36 years working with every species of bird, from hummingbirds to eagles.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
The Lucky Animals collection from Van Cleef & Arpels was initially introduced in 2017, and the hummingbird pin isn’t the only one Queen Camilla has from the brand.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hummingbird
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“Hummingbird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummingbird. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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hummingbird
noun
hum·ming·bird
ˈhəm-iŋ-ˌbərd
: any of numerous tiny brightly colored American birds related to the swifts and having narrow swiftly beating wings, a slender bill, and a long tongue for sipping nectar
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