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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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Participants can enjoy a flight of three tasters of wine while creating a hummingbird feeder from a wine bottle.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Instead of one large photo of a hummingbird, the photo was cropped into many pieces, containing only parts of the line drawing.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Many of the specimens, like the one in Schreiber’s palm, were rufous hummingbirds.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
Weighing as little as 2 grams, hummingbirds don't appear to be formidable creatures.
—William Ramsey, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Instead of one large photo of a hummingbird, the photo was cropped into many pieces, containing only parts of the line drawing.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Many of the specimens, like the one in Schreiber’s palm, were rufous hummingbirds.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
Weighing as little as 2 grams, hummingbirds don't appear to be formidable creatures.
—William Ramsey, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Hummingbird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummingbird. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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