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Rubythroat
Ru′by-throatˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to
Trochilus
, Calypte
, Stellula
, and allies, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of the Eastern United States (Trochilus colubris
). Definition 2024
rubythroat
rubythroat
English
Noun
rubythroat (plural rubythroats)
- Any of several species of birds, the males having a brilliant patch of metallic red on the throat.
- Archilochus colubris, the ruby-throated hummingbird.
- Two species of genus Luscinia, Luscinia calliope, the Siberian rubythroat, and Luscinia pectoralis, the white-tailed rubythroat.
- Pycnonotus dispar, the ruby-throated bulbul.