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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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Some, including rufous hummingbirds, return all the way from Alaska.
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
The cast: hummingbirds, owls, juncos, finches, crows, a menacing hawk, cheeky rodents and more.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
The cast: hummingbirds, owls, juncos, finches, crows, a menacing hawk, cheeky rodents and more.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 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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