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ARCHILOCHUS COLUBRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Archilochus colubris mean?
• ARCHILOCHUS COLUBRIS (noun)
The noun ARCHILOCHUS COLUBRIS has 1 sense:
1. a kind of hummingbird
Familiarity information: ARCHILOCHUS COLUBRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of hummingbird
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Archilochus colubris" is a kind of...):
hummingbird (tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight)
Holonyms ("Archilochus colubris" is a member of...):
Archilochus; genus Archilochus (a genus of Trochilidae)
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