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Selasphorus
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Translingual
right|thumb|Selasphorus rufus species, female
Etymology
mul grc σελασφόρος light-bearing, from grc σέλας light and -φόρος ("bearer").
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Trochilidae certain hummingbirds
Hypernyms
genus ; Trochilinae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Selasphorus ardens species (glow-throated hummingbird), Selasphorus calliope species (Calliope hummingbird), Selasphorus flammula species (volcano hummingbird), Selasphorus platycercus species (broad-tailed hummingbird), Selasphorus rufus species (rufous hummingbird), Selasphorus sasin species (Allen's hummingbird), Selasphorus scintilla species (scintillant hummingbird) species
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