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Definition of Rubythroat
1. n. 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 of Rubythroat
1. Noun. Any of numerous species of hummingbird, the males having a brilliant patch of metallic red on the throat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rubythroat
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Medical Definition of Rubythroat
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rubythroat
Literary usage of Rubythroat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"rubythroat, ETC. Of the several hummingbirds of the United States, the
ruby-throated (Trochilus colubris), is most widespread and familiar. ..."
2. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"Another beautiful species of warbler is the rubythroat (. ... Mr. Seebohm says
that the song of the rubythroat "is very fine, decidedly more melodious than ..."
3. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"In the Rocky Mountain region of the United States the rubythroat is replaced by
... a trifle smaller than the rubythroat, and of more exquisite coloration. ..."
4. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1921)
"Here was an interesting variation from the conventionally indifferent male
rubythroat, and thereafter every opportunity which offered found the glasses ..."
5. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1893)
"Dr. Gibbs' paper was followed by notes from Mr. Lawrence Bruner, saying that he
had observed the rubythroat taking sap from Quercus ..."
6. Familiar Features of the Roadside: The Flowers, Shrubs, Birds, and Insects by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1897)
"He is all golden - green above, with wings of The rubythroat. dusky violet, ...
The beautiful little rubythroat humming bird (Trochilus colubris) belongs to ..."
7. Flowers and Their Friends by Margaret Warner Morley (1897)
"rubythroat" flashes about among them. " Ruby- throat " is our northern humming bird.
... rubythroat does the flower a favor in return for the honey he gets. ..."
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