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sunbird

The English word “sunbird” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

From sun + bird.

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