ruby-throated hummingbird

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅bē thrō′tid)


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ruby-throat•ed hummingbird  (ro̅o̅bē thrō′tid),USA pronunciation 
  1. Birdsa small hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, the only hummingbird of eastern North America, having metallic-green upper plumage and a bright red throat in the male.
  • 1775–85


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