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humbird

humbird noun: a hummingbird.

Noun

humbird (plural humbirds)

  1. (obsolete) A hummingbird.
    • The Humbird is one of the vvonders of the Countrey, being no bigger than a Hornet, yet hath all the demenſions of a Bird, as bill, and vvings, vvith quills, ſpider-like legges, ſmall clavves: For colour, ſhe is as glorious as the Raine-bovv; as ſhe flies, ſhe makes a little humming noiſe like a...1634, William Wood, “Of the Birds and Fowles both of Land and Water”, in New Englands Prospect. A True, Lively, and Experimentall Description of that Part of America, Commonly Called New England...

Forms of humbird

pluralhumbirds

Origin of humbird

From hum + bird.

Questions about humbird

What does humbird mean?
Humbird means a hummingbird.
What part of speech is humbird?
Humbird is a noun.
What is the plural of humbird?
The plural of humbird is humbirds.

Words near humbird in the dictionary

  1. Humberston
  2. Humberston Fitties
  3. Humberstone
  4. humberstonite
  5. Humbert
  6. humbird
  7. humbirds
  8. humble
  9. humble pie
  10. humble pies
  11. humble plant

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