Definition of sunbird - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nectar feeder

TECH.

bird from the family Nectariniidae

TECH.

The sunbird flitted among the tropical flowers.

migration

Rare

person who moves to a colder place in summer

Rare

Every year, the sunbird travels north to escape the heat.

migrant

snowbird

traveler

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Origin of sunbird

English, sun (star) + bird (avian creature)

Examples of sunbird in a sentence

Sunbirds are often seen in the African savannas.
The sunbird left for Canada as June began.
As a sunbird, she enjoys cooler summers in Europe.

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French:souimanga, migrant estival, ...
German:Nektarvogel, Sommerflüchtling, ...
Italian:nettarinia, migratore estivo, ...
Spanish:suimanga, migrante estacional, ...
Portuguese:ave nectarínea, migrante sazonal, ...
Chinese:太阳鸟, 候鸟, ...
Japanese:ハチドリ, 避暑者, ...
Arabic:طائر الشمس, مهاجر صيفي, ...
Hebrew:צוּפִית, נוֹדֵד, ...
Russian:птица-солнечник, перелетная птица, ...
Ukrainian:сонцептах, сонячна пташка, ...
Hindi:सनबर्ड, गर्मी से बचने वाला, ...
Bengali:সানবার্ড, অভিবাসী, ...
Catalan:suimanga, estiuejant, ...
Czech:strdimil, sezónní migrant za chladnějším počasím, ...
Danish:solfugl, sommervandrer, ...
Dutch:honingzuiger, zomervlinder, ...
Greek:κίτρινο πουλί, μετανάστης, ...
Hungarian:nektármadár, nyárra hűvösebb vidékre költöző ember, ...
Khmer:បក្សីបឺតទឹកដម, មនុស្សដែលផ្លាស់ទៅកន្លែងត្រជាក់ជាងនៅរដូវក្តៅ, ...
Korean:태양새, ...
Persian:پرنده آفتاب‌خوار, پرنده‌ی آفتاب, ...
Polish:nektarnik, osoba migrująca latem, ...
Portuguese (BR):nectarínia, migrante sazonal, ...
Romanian:pasărea-soare, migrator de vară, ...
Swedish:solfågel, ...
Thai:นกซันเบิร์ด, ซันเบิร์ด, ...
Turkish:güneşkuşu, göçmen kuş, ...
Vietnamese:chim sâu, người di cư, ...

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