Meanings
nounAllen's hummingbird (plural Allen's hummingbirds)
plural Allen's hummingbirds
- Selasphorus sasin, a hummingbird that breeds in the western United States.
Origin
Named to commemorate Charles Andrew Allen, American collector and taxidermist who identified the bird in 1879 in Nicasio, California.
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Allen's hummingbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allen's%20hummingbird
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Chicago
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