doctor bird
English
Etymology
Compound of doctor + bird. The bird, endemic to Jamaica, is so named because its tail resembles a stethoscope.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɒktɚ ˈbɝd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɒktə(r) ˈbɜː(r)d/
- Hyphenation: doc‧tor‧bird
Noun
doctor bird (plural doctor birds)
- Trochilus polytmus; a red-billed streamertail; scissor-tail hummingbird; scissors tail hummingbird (hummingbird)
- The red-billed streamertail, also known as the doctor bird, is a hummingbird which is indigenous to Jamaica.
Translations
animal
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See also
- hummingbird
- streamertail