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rufous hummingbird

rufous hummingbird noun: selasphorus rufus, a small hummingbird with a straight, slender bill.

rufous hummingbird: selasphorus rufus, a small hummingbird with a straight, slender bill
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Noun

rufous hummingbird (plural rufous hummingbirds)

  1. Selasphorus rufus, a small hummingbird with a straight, slender bill.
    Synonyms:
    rufous

Synonyms of rufous hummingbird

Forms of rufous hummingbird

pluralrufous hummingbirds

Questions about rufous hummingbird

What does rufous hummingbird mean?
Rufous hummingbird means selasphorus rufus, a small hummingbird with a straight, slender bill.
What part of speech is rufous hummingbird?
Rufous hummingbird is a noun.
What is the plural of rufous hummingbird?
The plural of rufous hummingbird is rufous hummingbirds.

Words near rufous hummingbird in the dictionary

  1. rufous bush robins
  2. rufous grasswren
  3. rufous grasswrens
  4. rufous hare-wallaby
  5. rufous hornbill
  6. rufous hummingbird
  7. rufous hummingbirds
  8. rufous night heron
  9. rufous owl
  10. rufous owls
  11. rufous scrub robin

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