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ruby-throated hummingbird

[ roo-bee-throh-tid ]

noun

  1. a small hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, the only hummingbird of eastern North America, having metallic-green upper plumage and a bright red throat in the male.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ruby-throated hummingbird1

First recorded in 1775–85
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Example Sentences

It’s winter, the season ruby-throated hummingbirds spend in Mexico or Central America.

And an air-ship can run into a ruby-throated hummingbird, too.

No bird is more charming than our common Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

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