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sunbird

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bird belonging to any of several species in the family Nectariniidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a warm climate to a colder one in the summer; one who oversummers elsewhere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sun + bird.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нектарник (nektarnik) — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Catalan: suimanga — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太陽鳥 /太阳鸟 (tàiyángniǎo) — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Czech: strdimil — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • French: souïmanga — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Hebrew: צוּפִית (tzufít) — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Hebrew: יוֹנֵק דְּבַשׁ (yonéq dvash) — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Irish: éan gréine — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Japanese: 太陽鳥 (taiyou-chou) — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Malagasy: sohimanga — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Malay: kelicap — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Malayalam: തേൻകിളി (tēṉkiḷi) — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Malayalam: സൂചിമുഖി (sūcimukhi) — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Romanian: nectarinidă — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Russian: некта́рница (nektárnica) — bird of family Nectariniidae
  • Welsh: adar haul — bird of family Nectariniidae
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