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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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Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
The plant expert advises selecting plants that will attract pollinators like salvia for hummingbirds and milkweed for monarch butterflies.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 June 2025
Even occasional summer watering will kill it or shorten its life, which is only about four or five years anyway, but wow, what a gift to hummingbirds and other pollinators, not to mention anyone who loves a dramatic, fragrant garden.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Gronckles are medium-sized Boulder Class dragons that are chunky and cute with gigantic heads, short bodies and relatively small wings that beat as fast as a hummingbird.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
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Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
The plant expert advises selecting plants that will attract pollinators like salvia for hummingbirds and milkweed for monarch butterflies.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 June 2025
Even occasional summer watering will kill it or shorten its life, which is only about four or five years anyway, but wow, what a gift to hummingbirds and other pollinators, not to mention anyone who loves a dramatic, fragrant garden.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Gronckles are medium-sized Boulder Class dragons that are chunky and cute with gigantic heads, short bodies and relatively small wings that beat as fast as a hummingbird.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
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“Hummingbird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummingbird. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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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