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Costa's hummingbird

Costa's hummingbird noun: calypte costae, a North American hummingbird.

Noun

Costa's hummingbird (plural Costa's hummingbirds)

  1. Calypte costae, a North American hummingbird.

Forms of Costa's hummingbird

pluralCosta's hummingbirds

Origin of Costa's hummingbird

Named in honour of the French nobleman Louis Marie Pantaleon Costa, Marquis de Beauregard (1806–1864).

Questions about Costa's hummingbird

What does Costa's hummingbird mean?
Costa's hummingbird means calypte costae, a North American hummingbird.
What part of speech is Costa's hummingbird?
Costa's hummingbird is a noun.
What is the plural of Costa's hummingbird?
The plural of Costa's hummingbird is Costa's hummingbirds.

Words near Costa's hummingbird in the dictionary

  1. Costa hummingbird
  2. Costa Mesa
  3. Costa Rica
  4. Costa Rican
  5. Costa Ricans
  6. Costa's hummingbird
  7. Costa's hummingbirds
  8. Costabile
  9. Costabiles
  10. costable
  11. costae

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