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Meaning of hummingbird | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɝd

Definitions

Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.

Equivalents

Български колибри
Català colibrí
Čeština kolibřík
Cymraeg sïedn
Dansk kolibri
Ελληνικά κολιμπρί
Esperanto kolibro
Suomi kolibri
Gaeilge dordéan
Gàidhlig drannd-eun
Galego colibri
עברית קוליברי
Magyar kolibri
Հայերեն կոլիբրի
Íslenska kólibrífugl
Italiano colibrì
日本語 蜂雀 蜂鳥
ქართული კოლიბრი
한국어 벌새
Македонски колибри
Nederlands kolibrie
Polski koliber
Português beija-flor colibri
Română colibri
Русский колибри
Slovenčina kolibrík
Shqip kolibër
Српски kolibri колибри
Svenska kolibri
Türkçe sinek kuşu
ئۇيغۇرچە ھەرە قۇش
Українська колібрі
Tiếng Việt chim ong chim ruồi

Examples

“Soon I hear the low all-pervading hum of an approaching hummingbird circling above the rock, …”
“Beyond the veranda was a small cleared garden, bounded with cactus hedges and adorned with clumps of flowering shrubs, round which the great blue butterflies and the tiny humming-birds fluttered and darted in crescents of sparkling light.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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