Definition of Sunbird

1. n. Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored birds of the family Nectariniidæ, native of Africa, Southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia. In external appearance and habits they somewhat resemble humming birds, but they are true singing birds (Oscines).

Definition of Sunbird

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sunbird

1. a tropical bird [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunbird

sunbather
sunbathers
sunbathes
sunbathing
sunbaths
sunbeam
sunbeams
sunbeamy
sunbeat
sunbed
sunbeds
sunbelt
sunbelts
sunberries
sunberry
sunbird (current term)
sunbirds
sunblind
sunblinds
sunblink
sunblinks
sunblock
sunblocked
sunblocks
sunblush
sunbonnet
sunbonneted
sunbonnets
sunbow
sunbows

Literary usage of Sunbird

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Seraphim Trilogy Book One; What the Herald Angel Sang by Teralee E. M. Bird (2004)
"Before they'd finally left, Mark had to rush back into Marathon with the sunbird, where he'd paid cash for two replacement windows for the minivan and some ..."

2. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"The sunbird (N. metallica), represented in the above illustration, inhabits Equatorial Africa, living in pairs wherever the mimosa is abundant. ..."

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