sunbird

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounsunbird (plural sunbirds)

plural sunbirds

  1. A bird belonging to any of several species in the family Nectariniidae.
  2. USA person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a warm climate to a colder one in the summer; one who oversummers elsewhere.

Origin

From sun + bird.

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Translations

Bulgarian нектарник
  • нектарник (nektarnik)bird of family Nectariniidae
Catalan suimanga
  • suimangabird of family Nectariniidae
Chinese Mandarin 太陽鳥 /太阳鸟
  • 太陽鳥 /太阳鸟 (tàiyángniǎo)bird of family Nectariniidae
Czech strdimil
  • strdimilbird of family Nectariniidae
French souïmanga
  • souïmangabird of family Nectariniidae
Hebrew צוּפִית, יוֹנֵק דְּבַשׁ
  • צוּפִית (tzufít)bird of family Nectariniidae
  • יוֹנֵק דְּבַשׁ (yonéq dvash)bird of family Nectariniidae
Irish éan gréine
  • éan gréinebird of family Nectariniidae
Japanese 太陽鳥
  • 太陽鳥 (taiyou-chou)bird of family Nectariniidae
Malay kelicap
  • kelicapbird of family Nectariniidae
Romanian nectarinidă
  • nectarinidăbird of family Nectariniidae
Russian некта́рница
  • некта́рница (nektárnica)bird of family Nectariniidae
Welsh adar haul
  • adar haulbird of family Nectariniidae
Cite this entry
APA

sunbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunbird

MLA

“sunbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunbird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunbird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunbird.

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