Colibri

/ˌkoʊlɪˈbriː/ noun

Definition

A hummingbird, particularly a small tropical bird that feeds on nectar with rapid wing beats.

Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese 'colibri,' derived from Taíno (Arawakan indigenous language) 'colibrí,' the native Caribbean word for hummingbird. The term entered European languages through contact with the Americas in the 16th century.

Kelly Says

Hummingbirds—colibris—are the only birds that can fly backwards, and their hearts beat up to 1,260 times per minute; they're so metabolically intense they must eat constantly or enter a hibernation-like state called torpor!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮሊብሪ
koh-li-bree
ARالعربية
نسر صغير
nasr sagheer
BNবাংলা
কোলিব্রি
koh-li-bri
CACatalà
colibri
koh-lee-bree
CSČeština
kolibrí
koh-lee-bree
DADansk
kolibri
koh-lee-bree
DEDeutsch
Kolibri
koh-lee-bree
ELΕλληνικά
κοlibri
koh-lee-bree
ESEspañol
colibrí
koh-lee-bree
FAفارسی
کوlibri
koh-lee-bree
FISuomi
kolibri
koh-lee-bree
FRFrançais
colibri
koh-lee-bree
GUGU
કોલિબ્રી
koh-li-bree
HAHA
colibri
koh-lee-bree
HEעברית
קוליברי
ko-li-vri
HIहिन्दी
कोलिब्री
koh-lee-bree
HUMagyar
kolibri
koh-lee-bree
IDBahasa Indonesia
kolibr
koh-lee-bree
IGIG
colibri
koh-lee-bree
ITItaliano
colibri
koh-lee-bree
JA日本語
コlibri
ko-ri-bu-ri
KKKK
коlibri
koh-lee-bree
KMKM
កូលីប្រី
koo-lee-bree
KO한국어
코리브리
ko-ri-be-ri
MRMR
कोलीब्री
koh-lee-bree
MSBahasa Melayu
kolibri
koh-lee-bree
MYမြန်မာ
ကောလိဘရီ
ka-o-li-be-ri
NLNederlands
kolibrie
koh-lee-bree
NONorsk
kolibri
koh-lee-bree
PAPA
કોલિબ્રી
koh-li-bree
PLPolski
koliber
koh-lee-ber
PTPortuguês
colibri
koh-lee-bree
RORomână
colibri
koh-lee-bree
RUРусский
Колибри
ko-li-bree
SVSvenska
kolibri
koh-lee-bree
SWKiswahili
colibri
koh-lee-bree
TAதமிழ்
கொலிபிரி
koli-pri
TEతెలుగు
కొలిబ్రి
koli-bri
THไทย
นกฮูก
nok huk
TLTL
colibri
koh-lee-bree
TRTürkçe
kolibri
koh-lee-bree
UKУкраїнська
Колибри
ko-li-bree
URاردو
کوlibri
koh-lee-bree
VITiếng Việt
chim sẻ
chim se
YOYO
colibri
koh-lee-bree
ZH中文
蜂鸟
fēng niǎo
ZUZU
colibri
koh-lee-bree

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