doctor bird en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɒktɚ ˈbɝd/ (General-American)
- /ˈdɒktə(r)ˈbɜː(r)d/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Compound of doctor + bird. The bird, endemic to Jamaica, is so named because its tail resembles a stethoscope.
Meanings
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Trochilus polytmus; a red-billed streamertail; scissor-tail hummingbird; scissors tail hummingbird (hummingbird)
He listened to the zip of doctor birds at the window and the peach trees in the wind.
2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 125:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doctor birds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (8)
de Rotschnabel-Jamaikasylphe (hummingbird) · es colibrí portacintas piquirrojo (hummingbird) · de Jamaika-Kolibri (hummingbird) · nl wimpelstaartkolibrie (hummingbird) · ru вымпелохвостый коли́бри (hummingbird) · fi jamaikanpyrstökolibri (hummingbird) · fr colibri à tête noire (hummingbird) · de Wimpelschwanz (hummingbird)