Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Nectariniidae .
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Examples
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Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis formerly, Nectarinia jugularis; protonym; Certhia jugularis, also known as the yellow-bellied sunbird, photographed at Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah, Malaysia.
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Response: This is a male olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis.
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A cow reposes peacefully in the shade of a tree to the right, and a bird, known by its characteristic tail-feathers as the Cinnyris metallica, wings its flight towards the left.
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The bird flying to left is identified with the Cinnyris metallica, a native of the Somali country, having two long tail-feathers, of which only one has been given by the ancient Egyptian artist.
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