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ru'by-throat•ed hum'mingbird



Pronunciation: (rOO'bē-thrō"tid), [key]
a small hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, the only hummingbird of eastern North America, having metallic-green upper plumage and a bright red throat in the male.

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