Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A humming-bird of the genus Heliomaster, having the throat spangled with the scales of the gorget, like many other hummers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any humming bird of the genus Heliomaster. The feathers of the throat have a brilliant metallic luster.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
hummingbird of the genusHeliomaster , with throat feathers having a brilliant metallic lustre.
Etymologies
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star + throat
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