Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A humming-bird of the genus Docimastes, as D. ensiferus, having the bill about as long as the rest of the bird. See cut under
Docimastes .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A humming bird (
Docimastes ensiferus ) having a very long, slender bill, exceeding the length of the body of the bird.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
hummingbird , Docimastes ensiferus, with a very long, slenderbill , exceeding the length of the body of the bird.
Etymologies
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sword + bill
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