Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A humming-bird of the genus Heliomaster, having the throat spangled with the scales of the gorget, like many other hummers.
Wiktionary
- n. Any hummingbird of the genus Heliomaster, with throat feathers having a brilliant metallic lustre.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) Any humming bird of the genus Heliomaster. The feathers of the throat have a brilliant metallic luster.
Etymologies
- star + throat (Wiktionary)
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