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rubythroat

rubythroat noun: a ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris).

rubythroat: a ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
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Noun

rubythroat (plural rubythroats)

  1. A ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris).
  2. A Siberian rubythroat (Calliope calliope) or white-tailed rubythroat (Calliope pectoralis),of genus Calliope (syn. Luscinia).
  3. A ruby-throated bulbul (Rubigula dispar, syn. Pycnonotus dispar).

Forms of rubythroat

pluralrubythroats

Origin of rubythroat

From ruby + throat.

Phrases with rubythroat

Questions about rubythroat

What does rubythroat mean?
Rubythroat means a ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris).
What part of speech is rubythroat?
Rubythroat is a noun.
What is the plural of rubythroat?
The plural of rubythroat is rubythroats.

Words near rubythroat in the dictionary

  1. rubylike
  2. rubyspot
  3. rubyspots
  4. rubytail
  5. rubytails
  6. rubythroat
  7. rubythroats
  8. rubyware
  9. rubywood
  10. ruc
  11. rucaparib

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