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 genus Heliomaster, with throat feathers having a brilliant metallic lustre.

Etymologies

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star +‎ throat

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