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- proper noun A taxonomic
order within thesubclass neognathae — theswifts , tree swifts and formerly, thehummingbirds .
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Even the scientists succumbed to hummingbirds’ intoxicating mysteries: they classified them in an order called Apodiformes, which means “without feet”—for it was believed incorrectly for many years that a hummingbird had no need for feet.
Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010
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