hummingbird
/ˈhʌmɪŋbɜːd/noun
उच्चारण हमिङ्बर्ड
हमिंगबर्ड, गुंजन पक्षी
Core word
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a very small brightly coloured bird of America, that can stay in one place in the air by beating its wings very fast, making a humming sound
हमिंगबर्ड, गुंजन पक्षी
- A hummingbird hovered in front of the red flower.
- The hummingbird drinks nectar with its long thin beak.
- The hummingbird flew backwards out of the flower.
+ 2 more examples
- We saw a tiny hummingbird on our trip to Costa Rica.
- A hummingbird's wings beat so fast that they look like a blur.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a hummingbird (countable noun)
Hummingbird is a normal countable noun; the plural is hummingbirds. It needs an article or a plural form when it is the subject.
'Hummingbird' सामान्य countable noun है; इसका plural 'hummingbirds' है। Subject के रूप में इसके साथ article या plural रूप चाहिए।
- A hummingbird hovered over the red flower.
- Hummingbirds live only in the Americas.
hummingbird + verb of movement
Typical verbs are hover, dart, flutter, feed and flit; they describe how the bird moves its wings and body.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ hover, dart, flutter, feed और flit हैं; ये पक्षी के पंखों और शरीर की गति बताती हैं।
- The hummingbird darted from flower to flower.
- It can hover in one place while it feeds on nectar.
hummingbird + feed on sth
Feed on shows the food of the bird; nectar and small insects are its main diet.
'Feed on' पक्षी के भोजन को बताता है; फूलों का रस (nectar) और छोटे कीट इसका मुख्य आहार हैं।
- Hummingbirds feed on nectar and tiny insects.
- A hummingbird needs to feed every few minutes.
the smallest/only bird that can + verb
Superlative and relative clauses are common in facts about this bird, because it is unusual among birds.
इस पक्षी के बारे में तथ्य बताते समय superlative और relative clause प्रायः आते हैं, क्योंकि यह पक्षियों में अनोखा है।
- The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
- The bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hummingbird
tinycolourfulruby-throatediridescentrare
- A tiny ruby-throated hummingbird visited the garden feeder.
hummingbird + verb
hoversdartsfeedsmigratesbeats its wings
- A hummingbird beats its wings about fifty times a second.
hummingbird + noun
feedernestwingsbeakspecies
- She hung a hummingbird feeder outside the window.
verb + hummingbird
spotwatchphotographattractdraw
- Bright red flowers attract hummingbirds.
“More examples 5
- The hummingbird is named after the humming sound made by its fast-moving wings.
इस पक्षी का नाम उसके तेज़ चलते पंखों की गुनगुनाहट वाली आवाज़ पर पड़ा है।
- Radhika read in her science book that hummingbirds are found only in the Americas.
राधिका ने अपनी विज्ञान की पुस्तक में पढ़ा कि hummingbirds केवल अमेरिका महाद्वीपों में पाई जाती हैं।
- Though a hummingbird weighs less than a coin, it can travel hundreds of kilometres.
यद्यपि hummingbird का वज़न एक सिक्के से भी कम होता है, फिर भी वह सैकड़ों किलोमीटर की यात्रा कर सकती है।
- We have no hummingbirds in India, but we have sunbirds that look similar.
भारत में hummingbirds नहीं हैं, पर हमारे यहाँ sunbirds हैं जो दिखने में मिलते-जुलते हैं।
- The documentary showed a hummingbird feeding in slow motion.
वृत्तचित्र में एक hummingbird को slow motion में भोजन करते दिखाया गया।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards, and the bee hummingbird of Cuba is the smallest bird in the world.
GK के लिए, हमिंगबर्ड एकमात्र पक्षी है जो पीछे की ओर उड़ सकता है, और Cuba का bee hummingbird दुनिया का सबसे छोटा पक्षी है।