sunbird

[ suhn-burd ]

noun
  1. any of various small, brilliantly colored Old World birds of the family Nectariniidae.

Origin of sunbird

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; sun + bird

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How to use sunbird in a sentence

  • There is no month in the year in which I have not seen a cock purple sunbird in nuptial plumage.

    Glimpses of Indian Birds | Douglas Dewar
  • The nest of the sunbird is one of the most wonderful pieces of architecture in the world, and it is the work of the hen alone.

    Glimpses of Indian Birds | Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for sunbird

sunbird

/ (ˈsʌnˌbɜːd) /


noun
  1. any small songbird of the family Nectariniidae, of tropical regions of the Old World, esp Africa, having a long slender curved bill and a bright plumage in the males

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