hummingbird

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɝd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolchupaflor chuparrosa colibrígorrión picaflor quinde tucusito visitaflor zumbador zunzún

Françaiscolibri oiseau de fleurs oiseau-mouchesuce-fleur

DeutschKolibri Schwirrvogel

38 more languages

العربيةالطائر الطنّان طنان

Българскиколибри

Bosanskikolibri kolibrić колибриколибрић

Catalàcolibrí

Češtinakolibří kolibřičí kolibřík

Cymraegsïedn

Ελληνικάκολιμπρί

Esperantokolibro

فارسیمرغ مگس‌خوار

Gaeilgedordéan

Gàidhligdrannd-eun

עבריתקוליברי

Hrvatskikolibri kolibrić колибриколибрић

Հայերենկոլիբրի

Íslenskakólibrífugl

Italianocolibrì

日本語蜂雀蜂鳥

ქართულიკოლიბრი

한국어벌새

Македонскиколибри

Nederlandskolibrie

Portuguêsbeija-flor colibri

Românăcolibri

Русскийколибри

Slovenčinakolibrík

Српскиkolibri kolibrić колибриколибрић

Svenskakolibri

ไทยฮัมมิงเบิร์ด

Türkçesinek kuşu

ئۇيغۇرچەھەرە قۇش

Українськаколібрі

Tiếng Việtchim 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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See also

hummingbird hawkmoth hummingbird moth hummingbird sage hummingbird vine Hummingbirds Hummock

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