ruby-throated hummingbird
[ roo-bee-throh-tid ]
/ ˈru biˌθroʊ tɪd /
noun
a small hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, the only hummingbird of eastern North America, having metallic-green upper plumage and a bright red throat in the male.
Origin of ruby-throated hummingbird
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby ruby-throated hummingbird
ruby laser,
ruby silver,
ruby spinel,
ruby-crowned kinglet,
ruby-tail wasp,
ruby-throated hummingbird,
rubáiyát,
rubáiyát of omar khayyám, the,
rubʿ al khali,
ruc,
ruche