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Webster 1913 Edition
Sunbird
Sun′birdˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored birds of the family
Nectariniidae
, native of Africa, Southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia. In external appearance and habits they somewhat resemble humming birds, but they are true singing birds (Oscines). (b)
The sun bittern.
Definition 2024
sunbird
sunbird
English
Noun
sunbird (plural sunbirds)
- A bird belonging to any of several species in the family Nectariniidae.
Translations
bird of family Nectariniidae
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