English Explanatory Dictionary

Allen's hummingbird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Selasphorus sasin, a hummingbird that breeds in the western United States.

Word forms

Allen's hummingbird Allen's hummingbirds

Etymology

Named to commemorate Charles Andrew Allen, American collector and taxidermist who identified the bird in 1879 in Nicasio, California.

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